At approximately 12:49 am on Saturday, June 30, 2007, police were called to the 4000 block of 8th Street, SE, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival they located 34-year-old Michael Jerome Jones, of the 1200 block of Stevens Road, SE, suffering from gunshot wounds to the head. He was taken to the Howard University Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:30 pm.
The case is under investigation by members of the department’s Violent Crimes Branch. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099.
The department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.