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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Police have identified the victim of a shooting that took place yesterday morning in Southeast D.C. 43-year-old Joseph Crockett, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was identified as the victim.
The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the shooting.
Just after 2:30 am, officers arrived at the 3000 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to investigate a shooting report. Police discovered Crockett suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
If you have any information about this shooting, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. This case remains under investigation.
