Washington, D.C. – The D.C. Metro Police Department’s Homicide Branch is seeking assistance from the public in identifying and locating a vehicle involved in a homicide incident. This shooting happened at the 3200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast D.C.
On February 6th, around 5:02 p.m., officers from the D.C. Metro Police Department’s Sixth District were dispatched to the scene following reports of a traffic collision. Upon their arrival, they found a man inside a vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as Rufus Brown, a 48-year-old man with no fixed address. Authorities have obtained surveillance footage of the suspect vehicle involved in the incident.
The police are urging anyone with information about this case to come forward and contact them at 202-727-9099. For those who wish to provide information anonymously, they can do so by texting the department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.