Document: Double Homicide in DC’s Trinidad Neighborhood

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Two males were fatally shot in same residence in Northeast, DC on July 19.

According to a Metropolitan Police Department press release, police found two males, 17-year-old Ahkii Washington-Scruggs and 57-year-old Hugh Washington, suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1100 block of Queen Street, NE. Both victims died on the scene. 

The Washington Post reported that the police do not know when the murders actually occurred.

Police have not made any arrests in connection to the murders.

A reward of up to $25,000 id being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in DC. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line —  50411.

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7 20 19 Homicide 1100 Block of Queen Street, Northeast (Text)

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