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

July 31, 2019

Homicide: 1300 Block of Savannah Street, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the 1300 block of
Savannah Street, Southeast.
At approximately 10:23 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the 1300 block of
Alabama Avenue, Southeast, for the report of the sounds of gunshots. Members canvased the
area and located an adult male victim in the 1300 block of Savannah Street, Southeast, suffering
from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the
scene and determined the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on
the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 26 year-old Anthony Hooks, of Southeast, DC.
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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