Document: MPD Investigating a Homicide After the Death of a Man in a 2005 Shooting

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the death of 55-year-old Rodney Dixon, who succumbed to injuries from a 2005 southeast shooting incident. The incident that led to Dixon’s death occurred on July 18, 2005, on the 100 block of Wayne Place, SE.

He succumbed to his injuries on Oct. 3, 2023, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maryland (OCME) determined the cause of death to be complications from gunshot injuries. They ruled the manner of death a homicide.

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