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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 27, 2023
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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating an infant death that occurred on March 16, 2023 on the 1300 block of Morris Road, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of an unconscious infant, where they located an unconscious and unresponsive infant with no signs consistent with life.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for DC ruled that the infant’s death was caused by complications of blunt force trauma and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
The victim was identified as seven-month-old King Phelps.
MPD is offering a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the homicide.