Vehicle sought in connection with fatal shooting in southeast d. C.

Vehicle Sought in Connection with Fatal Shooting in Southeast D.C.

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February 14, 2024
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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.

Vehicle sought in connection with fatal shooting in southeast d. C.
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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.

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