Document: Homicide on Southern Avenue, SE

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 18, 2019
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a second homicide that occurred on Southern Avenue in Southeast DC in April.

According to a press release, officers located 57 year-old Barry Holmes suffering from a gunshot wound on the 5100 block of Southern Avenue, SE on April 17. Holmes, who was a contract worker on a road crew in the area, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

“You got a guy out here, all he did today is come to work and now he’s not going to get to go home,” DC Police Chief Peter Newsham said during a news conference after the shooting.

According to Newsham, the suspect is a thin black man who is about 5’7″-5’8″ in height, wearing blue jeans, a black shirt and a red vest. He said the suspect fled, on foot, into Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The Prince George’s County Police Department is also assisting DC police with their search for the individual.

As of April 18, the police haven’t recovered any evidence or received any information that would suggest the shooting is related to another shooting that happened about five miles down Southern Avenue on April 13.

A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction with any 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.