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

October 1, 2019

Homicide: 3700 Block of Horner Place, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a homicide that occurred on Saturday, August 17, 2019, in the 3700 block of
Horner Place, Southeast.
At approximately 6:13 am, members of the Prince George’s County Fire Department responded
to the 3100 block of Mill Branch Road, Bowie, MD, for the report of a brush fire. Upon arrival,
firefighters extinguished the fire and located an adult female victim displaying no signs
consistent with life. The decedent remained on the scene until transported to the Maryland Office
of the Chief Medical Examiner.
After further investigation, it was determined that the offense originated inside of a residence
within the 3700 block of Horner Place, Southeast.
The decedent has been identified as 24 year-old Marquita Lucas, 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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