Document: Homicide in Northeast, DC

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that happened on Aug. 24.

According to a press release, at around 11:32 p.m., officers responded to the 5700 block of Blaine Street, NE, for the report of a shooting. There, they found 21-year-old Eric Shorts, Jr. inside a residence, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene.

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