The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 1 on the 1500 block of F Street, NE.
According to a press release, officers responded to the location after receiving reports of a shooting. They found six adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. One of those males, 24-year-old Lance Melvin, died on the scene.
The other victims were treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
he Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
