Document: Man Killed in Northwest Shooting

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. 18 on the 5400 block of Illinois Avenue, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location, where they located a man with gunshot wound injuries. A private vehicle took him to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim was identified as 27-year-old Jihad Darden.

MPD offers a reward to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District.

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