The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a homicide which occurred earlier this morning in the 1300 block of Vermont Avenue, NW.

At approximately 2 am on Thursday, July 17, 2008, officers from the Third District responded to the alley rear of the 1300 block of Vermont Avenue, NW, to investigate the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.  DC Fire Department emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, but were unable to find any signs consistent with life. The victim was subsequently pronounced dead on the scene by a representative from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia.

This case remains under investigation by detectives from the department’s Homicide and Sexual Offenses Branch. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIM [E].  Anonymous information may also be forwarded to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.

The Metropolitan Police Department is currently offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.

Update, 7/18/08
The Metropolitan Police Department has announced that the homicide victim from the 1300 block of Vermont Avenue, NW, has now been identified.   The victim in that case has been identified as 18-year-old Derrick Green of the 1300 block of 14th Street, NW.