Document: Man Killed in Southeast Shooting

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. 16 on the 1200 block of 44th Street, SE.

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

The victim was identified as 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale Jr.

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.