Document: Homicide on E Street, SE

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old Washington, DC resident in the Southeast section of the city.

According to a press release, officers found Cheyenne Washington suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 4400 block of E Street, SE. He apparently lived in the neighborhood. According to the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington died on the scene.

The Washington Post reports that the MPD has not identified a suspect or motive in the case.

A reward of up to $25,000 is currently being offerred for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in DC.

As of July 19, there have been 84 homicides in DC in 2018. Ten of those homicides have occurred since the summer began on June 21, according to D.C. Witness data.