Document: 17-Year-Old Victim Succumbs to Injuries

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) investigators are investigating a Dec. 3 homicide.

At approximately 3:42 p.m. officers responded to the 1700 block of Capitol Avenue, NE, due to a report of gunshot sounds. Upon arrival, officers located 17-year-old Larelle Washington with gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital.

On Dec. 6 Washington succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.