Document: Homicide in Southeast, DC

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness.
Help us continue our mission into 2025 by donating to our end of year campaign.

Donate Now

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that happened on April 1 on the 2600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE.

At around 4:22 pm, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting. 

Upon arrival, they found 18 year-old Michael Benbow suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Officers also located a juvenile female victim suffering from a graze wound and a second adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. Both were transported to the local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered by the MPD for any individual who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide.