Man’s death in Northeast DC apartment prompts homicide investigation

WatchMan’s death in Northeast DC apartment prompts homicide investigationby Alan Henney

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0CommentShare storySharetopics: HomicideMetropolitan PoliceNortheast WashingtonD.C. Police45th Street NEBenning RoadDeath InvestigationHomicide UnitWASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are investigating a homicide after a man was found unconscious with trauma to his body inside a Northeast Washington, D.C. apartment Saturday evening.

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Sixth District officers responded around 7:07 p.m. Oct. 3 to the 100 block of 45th Street NE off Benning Road for a report of an unconscious person, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

Officers found the man, who was not breathing. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The department’s Homicide Unit is investigating. Police said they were preparing a news release with additional information.

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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411. The case number is 26-141-674.