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Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 4:54 PM
Subject: [MPD-5D] 6.6.17 Persons and Vehicle of Interest Sought in a Homicide: 100 Block of Q Street, Northwest [1 Attachment]
June 6, 2017
Persons and Vehicle of Interest Sought in a Homicide:
100 Block of Q Street, Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying two persons and a vehicle of interest in reference to a fatal shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Q Street, Northwest on Saturday, May 27, 2017.
At approximately 12:59 am, members of the Fifth District were alerted to the sound of gunshots. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and found no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent was identified as 32-year-old Algernon Harvey Jones, of Southeast, DC.
After further investigation, officers learned seven additional people, six adult males, and one adult female sustained gunshot wounds. The victims were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Both suspects are described as black males wearing dark clothing. They were last seen fleeing the scene in a black vehicle with tinted windows, heading eastbound on Q Street, Northwest. The persons and vehicle of interest can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/F5ZkYJ1_cGY
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
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