Document: Person of Interest Sought in a Homicide in Southeast DC

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in a shooting that left a teenage male dead on Sept. 25 on the 2300 block of Green Street, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located 16-year-old Jamal Jones suffering from gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

A person of interest was captured on surveillance footage and can be seen below.

MPD is offering a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.