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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 20, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a homicide after human remains were discovered in a wooded area on Feb. 16, on the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of human remains. Upon their arrival, officers found adult male human remains in an advanced state of decomposition. The remains were transported to the Office of the Medical Chief Examiner, where the cause of death was determined to be gunshot injuries. This case is being investigated as a homicide.
The victim has not yet been identified.