The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal assault that occurred on the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE.
According to a press release, police located an unidentified male unconscious on the night of Aug. 18. DC Fire and Emergency Services transported him to a local hospital. The victim succumbed to his injuries on Aug. 20.
On Aug. 22 the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death as complications from injuries from blunt force trauma and ruled the manner of death a homicide.
The identity of the decedent is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
On Aug. 22, MPD arrested 47-year-old Edward Banks and charged him with first degree murder while armed.
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