The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide which occurred in the 4400 block of C Street, SE. 

At approximately 9:45 pm on Sunday, October 5, 2008, officers from the Sixth District responded to the 4400 block of C Street, SE to investigate the report of a shooting.  Upon arrival, officers located an adult male in the hallway of an apartment building at that location suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds. Personnel from the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department responded, 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.

The decedent in this case has been identified as 30-year-old Van Darrell Ewing of the Unit block of 58th Street, SE.

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 that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.