Document: Medical Examiner Rules Cause of Death as a Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a fatal assault that occurred on Jul. 31.

According to a press release, officers found 53-year-old David Bodrick unconscious suffering from signs consistent with an assault on the 1300 block of New York Avenue, NE. Bodrick was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Aug. 31.

An autopsy was performed by the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. As a result, the cause of death was ruled as complications of blunt force trauma. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in DC. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.



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