DC Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in Southeast.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Seventh District officers responded to the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southeast, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.
The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Derrick Howard, of Baltimore, MD.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police
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