Document: Homicide on Q Street, SE

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 10, 2019
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal assault that occurred on the 1800 block of Q Street, SE.

According to a press release, on April 2 police were notified that 33-year-old Melvin Edward Quick was in a hospital being treated for life-threatening injuries. On April 7, Quick succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner deemed Quick’s cause of death as blunt force trauma and his manner of death a homicide.

The police department is 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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