Document: Fatal Shooting in Columbia Heights

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Jan. 10.

At approximately 8:52 p.m., officers responded to the scene for the sound of gunshots, according to a press release. They found 33-year-old Jerrame Watts seated in a vehicle at 13th and Irving Street NW, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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