Document: Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in 2017 Shooting

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on March 17, 2017, on the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Division Avenue, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located a man with gunshot wound injuries. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

On Aug. 17, 2023, the man was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for DC ruled that he died as a result of complications from the gunshot injury sustained in 2017. They ruled the manner of death a homicide.

The individual was identified as 26-year-old Anthony Smith.

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

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