Document: Person of Interest Sought in a Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest in connection to a homicide that occurred on Nov. 19, on the 1200 block of First Street, NE.

According to a press release, at about 9:50 pm, officers located 18-year-old Akira Wilson in a hotel room suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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