Document: Decedent Identitied in Southwest Shooting

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 9, on the 100 block of Irvington Street, SW.

At approximately 4:52 p.m., an off-duty MPD officer was stopped at a specified location regarding a shooting victim. When the off-duty officer arrived, he discovered 20-year-old Brian Buxton suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Buxton succumbed to his injuries the following day and was pronounced dead.

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