Document: Homicide on Fredrick Douglass Court, SE

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on the 1900 block of Fredrick Douglass Court, SE.

According to a press release, officers located 25-year-old, Delante Colson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Aug. 14. DC Fire and Emergency Services transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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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