Document: Homicide on the 700 Block of 16th Street, NE

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occured on June 23.

At about 4:23 p.m. police responded to the 700 block of 16th Street, NE, due to reports of a shooting. A Black male victim was found and pronounced dead on scene, according to the press release.

The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Mitchell Smith.