The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal assault that occurred on the 2300 block of 18th Street, NW.
According to a press release, officers located 51-year-old Todd Messer suffering from symptoms consistent with assault on Aug. 8. DC Fire and Emergency Services transported the victim to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Aug. 16.
On Aug. 19, the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner declared Messer’s death as a result of blunt force trauma and ruled the manner of death a homicide.
Police are offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in Washington, DC. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may also be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line – 50411.
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