Document: February Shooting Victim Dies

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The Metropolitan Police Department has announced a victim in a shooting has died from their injuries.

At approximately 7:29 p.m. on February 19 officers responded to the 3000 block of Bladensburg Road, NE, due to a report of a shooting victim inside a building. Upon arrival, officers located 31-year-old Maurice McRae with gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital.

On April 27, McRae succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The shooting was ruled a homicide, according to the press release.