METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Peter Newsham

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dustin Sternbeck

Chief of Police

Director

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Public Information Office: 202- 727-4383

August 26, 2018

Homicide: 600 Block of 46th Place, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, August 26, 2018, in the 600 block of
46th Place, Southeast.
At approximately 1:53 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the
report of sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim suffering from
a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found
no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until he was transported to the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 28 year-old Piera Sterling Barbour, of Suitland, MD.
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
responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information
about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information
may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
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