The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating the death of a man that occurred on Oct. 30, on the 1800 block of Fairlawn Avenue, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of found human remains. When they arrived, they located adult male human remains inside a trash can.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the manner of death a homicide.
The victim’s identity is unknown.
MPD offers a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District.
