At approximately 4:42 this morning, Monday, August 29, 2005, police were called to the 1900 block of 14th Street, NW. Upon arrival they located an adult black female, indentified at 49-year-old Gloria Banks of the 1700 block of H Street, NE, suffering from apparent multiple stab wounds to the body. She was taken to the Washington Hospital Center's MedStar Unit and pronounced dead.
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.