Document: Homicide in Northwest

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Metropolitan Police Department detective is investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. 24, on the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.

According to a press release, at about 12:54 am, officers located 50-year-old Richard Antonio Joseph and another adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Richard Antonio Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment for life-threatening injuries.

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