The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is continuing to investigate a fatal stabbing of an inmate at the D.C. Jail on May 1. Consequently, the prosecution closed the case against him.
According to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) documents, police responded to the jail’s Central Detention Facility on the 1900 block of D Street, SE, where they found Carlos Shelly, 29, not breathing and suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was pronounced dead by first responders at the scene.
Prior to his death, Shelley was indicted in a non-fatal shooting and a carjacking that took place in December of 2023.
As a procedural matter, the prosecution dismissed all charges against Shelley on May 13. No one has been arrested for his killing but authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information about the case.
