Document: MPD Investigating Northeast Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an ongoing investigation into a homicide that occurred in Northeast on September 14, 2024.

On the mentioned date, at roughly 5:08 a.m., MPD officers responded to reports of an injured man in the 2200 block of Adams Place, Northeast. Upon arrival, they found an unconscious adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of the DC Fire and EMS unit who attended the scene, the man showed no signs of life and was subsequently pronounced dead.

The victim was later identified as 44-year-old Erik Mewborn, a resident of Northeast, DC.

For anyone with information on this fatal incident, the MPD has urged them to take no action but to report it to the police at (202) 727-9099 or text their tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. MPD currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who can provide information that results in the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for a homicide committed in the District of Columbia.