At approximately 9:21 pm, members of the First District responded to the location for the report of sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS transported the victim to an area hospital where all lifesaving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as53-year-old Eric Linnair Wright,of Northwest, DC.
On Friday, December 4, 2020, pursuant a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Fugitive Task Force located and arrested39 year-old Cotey Wynn,of Southeast, DC. He has been charged withSecond Degree Murder while Armed.Wynnhas a prior arrest history that includes Felony Murder, First Degree Murder, Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine, and Distribution of a Controlled Substance. At the time of his arrest, Wynn was under the supervision of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia.