Document: 2nd Victim Dies in Memorial Day Shooting

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Another victim who was suffering from life threatening gunshot wounds died on May 30.

According to a press release, 19-year-old Willie Leon Brown succumbed to his injuries after being critically wounded in a shooting on March 25. Christopher Beckwith, Jr., 22, also died from injuries he sustained in the shooting that took place on the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, NW.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating this case.

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 homicide case in Washington, DC. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.

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