The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on July 17 on the 600 block of Monroe Street, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located an adult male shooting victim. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The victim was identified as 44-year-old Robert Lavender.
