Fatal Shooting Claims Life of 32-Year-Old in D.C.

Gunfire at a shopping mall

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early Friday morning a 32-year-old man was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. The D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the this homicide.

Just after midnight, officers arrived at the 1500 Block of 19th Street to investigate a report of a shooting. Officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his head and hip. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. 

32-year-old Dajuan Blakney, of D.C. was identified as the victim.

If you have any information about this case, please take no action but call the police at 202-727-9099 or TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411. This case remains under investigation.

Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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