Document: Homicide in Northeast

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on July 9 on the 1600 block of New York Avenue, NE.

At approximately 2:40 a.m., officers located an adult female suffering from apparent stab wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. According to a press release, the decedent’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.