Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred during the evening on July 8.
According to a press release, officers found Eugene Anthony Hickson suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Hickson is the 96th homicide in Washington, DC in 2020, according to D.C. Witness data. D.C. Witness tracks all homicides in the District of Columbia, including vehicular fatalities that result in arrest and justified homicides such as police-involved shootings. The MPD records 94 homicides in 2020 as of July 10.
The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case or any other case in DC. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may also be sent to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
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