Document: MPD Investigating Shooting Leaving One Dead, Two Injured in Southeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a homicide that left one person dead and two individuals injured on March 27 on the 3400 block of Stanton Road, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of the sounds of gunshots. A short time later, officers were notified of three victims, all with gunshot wounds, seeking treatment at a local hospital. An adult male and a juvenile male were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The third victim, 26-year-old Amaru Cureton, succumbed to his injuries on March 28.

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 in the District.

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