Document: Homicide: 200 Block of N Street, Southwest

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 22 on the 200 block of N Street, SW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of an unconscious person, where they located an adult female shooting victim with no signs consistent with life. While investigating, MPD officers located an adult male victim inside of the location suffering from a gunshot wound, and recovered a firearm from the scene.

The female decedent has been identified as 70-year-old Lucy Williams. The male has not yet been identified.

According to MPD documents, this incident is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide.