The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a homicide which occurred at the intersection of 4th and V Streets, NW.
At approximately 4:37 pm, Monday, December 15, 2008, members of the Third District responded for the report of shooting at the intersection of 4th Street and V Street, NW. Upon arrival, officers located 20-year-old David Christopher Holmes, of the unit block of Chesapeake Street, SE, suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds. Personnel from the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department were on the scene to provide medical aid to the victim. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:13 pm. The victim’s remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia pending an autopsy.
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].
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.
Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to DC Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS and to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. If the information provided by the caller to the Crime Solvers Unit leads to an arrest and indictment, that caller will be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.