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

November 22, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 3500 Block of 22nd Street,
Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, June 5,
2019, in the 3500 block of 22nd Street, Southeast.
At approximately 8:21 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for
the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an 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. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was
pronounced dead. Additionally, a juvenile male victim arrived at local hospital suffering from a
gunshot wound. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The decedent has been identified as 39 year-old Bruce Gilmore of Southeast, DC.
On Friday, November 22, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 19 year-old
Terrance Prue, of Southeast, DC, was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional
Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.
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