WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Metropolitan Police Department is urgently calling for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a recent Northwest D.C. shooting that occurred late yesterday afternoon.
Around 5:48 p.m., D.C. officers were dispatched to the 900 block of New York Avenue following reports of an unconscious individual. On arrival, they discovered an adult male with a gunshot wound. The victim was swiftly taken to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Further investigation by detectives pinpointed the location of the offense to the 900 block of K Street in Northwest.
Surveillance footage has captured the suspect in question. Police are looking for a man in a black sweatsuit with a black backpack. He was last seen traveling eastbound in the 900 block of K Street.
The police are appealing to anyone with information about this incident to contact them at (202) 727-9099 or to send an anonymous tip via the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.