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 11, 2019

Suspect Sought in a Homicide: 1200 Block of I Street,
Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a fatal shooting that
occurred in the 1200 block of I Street, Southeast, on Thursday, October 10, 2019.
At approximately 12:42 pm, members of the First District responded to the listed location for the
report of sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members 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. After all lifesaving efforts failed the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 36 year-old Marcus Williams, of Southeast, DC.
The suspect was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video link:
https://youtu.be/avnRjvOiYzg
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000, per victim, to
anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or
persons responsible for a 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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