Document: Homicide in Southeast

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 5, on the 1700 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE.

Officers reported to the location for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 63-year-old John Murphy suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

On Sept. 8, Murphy was pronounced dead.