Document: Alexandria Resident Fatally Shot

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that took place in Northeast, DC.

Police responded to the sound of gunshots at approximately 6:03 a.m., according to a press release. They found 44-year-old Artavarn Wagner in an alley on the 1700 block of Gales Street, NE, suffering from an apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene.

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