Early Morning Shooting Claims Life of Young Man in Northeast D.C.

Deputies are currently on scene at Linda Pedersen Park on Shoal Line Boulevard conducting an investigation into what appears to be a Suicide Attempt.
Deputies are currently on scene at Linda Pedersen Park on Shoal Line Boulevard conducting an investigation into what appears to be a Suicide Attempt.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A fatal shooting in Northeast D.C. early Thursday morning has left a young man dead.

At approximately 3:21 a.m. on June 20, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Hunt Place, Northeast. Upon arrival, they discovered 21-year-old Marcellus Jackson in the roadway with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the police at (202) 727-9099 or text tips to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.