Man Shot In The Head Dead In D.C.

Man Shot In The Head Dead In D.C.
File Photo: Crime Scene Tape, Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man was shot and killed early this morning in Southeast D.C. The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the shooting.

Just after 2:30 am, police arrived at the 3000 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to investigate a report of a shooting. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld until the next of kin is notified.

If you have any information about this shooting, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. This case remains under investigation.