Document: Man Dead After Shooting in Southeast DC

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that left one man dead on Sept. 24, on the 4400 block of 3rd Street, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the sound of gunshots at the location, where they located a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim was identified as 22-year-old Vashawn Jones.

MPD is offering a reward to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this homicide.

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