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

April 29, 2019

Homicide: 700 Block of 14th Street, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in the 700 block of 14th
Street, Southeast.
At approximately 11:42 pm, members of the First District and the Metro Transit Police
Department responded to the listed location for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, members
located an unconscious adult male, suffering from multiple stab wounds. DC Fire and
Emergency Medical Services arrived on the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital.
After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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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