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Deaths among D.C.’s homeless jumped this year, including 23 who died of the coronavirus Justin Wm. Moyer Karim el-Amin, 42, took shelter Dec. 8 in his tent near Thomas Circle in Northwest Washington. Temperatures were turning colder that week, with lows hovering near freezing. Amin, who suffered from medical issues, did not come out again. The next day when someone checked on him, he was found dead. He is buried with family members at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, just across the D.C. line in Prince George’s County. “I guess he died in his sleep,” said his brother, Qaadir el-Amin. “At least it was a peaceful death.”