Document: Fourth of July Shooting

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Independence Day.

According to a press release, police found 23-year-old Keonte Haynesworth, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Md. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 4200 block of 7th Street, SE.

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in the District of Columbia. 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.



Homicide: 4200 Block of 7th Street, Southeast | Mpdc (Text)

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