Document: Homicide of an Infant in Brentwood

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 1600 block of New York Avenue, NE.

According to a press release, officers were notified that 11-month-old Makenzie Anderson was being transported to a local hospital to be treated for life threatening injuries. She later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner performed a autopsy where the cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by another and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

The department is currently offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case or any other homicide case in DC. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.

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