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 16, 2019

Homicide: Unit Block of 35th Street, Northeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, September 15, 2019, in the unit block of
35th Street, Northeast.
At approximately 5:59 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the
report of the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult male
victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical
Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment.
After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced
dead.
The decedent has been identified as 20 year-old Lamont Munden, 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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