Washington, D.C. – Detectives from the D.C. Metro Police Department are delving into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting that occurred in Northwest D.C. early yesterday morning. At around 2:41 a.m., officers from the Fourth District were summoned to the 900 block of Shepherd Street Northwest following reports of gunshots. They discovered a man with gunshot wounds, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 32-year-old Jeremy Dewayne Johnson from Southeast, D.C. In the wake of the incident, police have issued a lookout for a male suspect last observed heading west on Taylor Street Northwest. The suspect is currently evading capture.
The D.C. Metro Police Department urges anyone with information related to this homicide to come forward and contact them at 202-727-9099. For those wishing to provide information anonymously, texts can be sent to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.
