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

September 14, 2019

Homicide: 5000 Block of Arkansas Avenue, Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday, September 13, 2019, in the 5000 block of
Arkansas Avenue, Northwest.
At approximately 8:25 pm, Fourth District officers responded to the 5000 block of Arkansas
Avenue, Northwest for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male
victim, suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived on the
scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. The
victim later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 32 year-old George Ransford, of Northwest, 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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