Detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide and Sexual Offenses Branch are investigating a homicide, which occurred in the rear of the 2700 block of 10th Street, NE.
At approximately 2:30 am, on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, members of the department’s Fifth District responded to the rear of the 2700 block of 10th Street, NE to investigate the trouble. Upon arrival on the scene they located an adult male suffering from apparent multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported by personnel from the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injures and was pronounced dead at 3:53 am.
The identity of the decedent in this case is being withheld pending the proper notification of the next-of-kin.
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-CRIME [2746]. 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.
Update, 12/30/08