Document: Police Identify Victim of SW Homicide

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The victim of an alleged homicide that took place on the 4700 block of 1st Street, SW has been Identified by the Metropolitan Police Department.

According to a press release, police responded Feb. 25 to reports of a shooting. Officers found 35-year-old Georgette Godman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She died on the scene.

As of Feb. 26, Godman is the 27 homicide in DC in 2019, nearly a 93 percent increase from this same time a year ago, according to D.C. Witness data.

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

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