Document: Police Investigating 3 Homicides from This Week

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating homicides that happened on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

On April 19 at around 7:57 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of 45^th Street, NE for the report of a shooting. There, they found 27 year-old Kentrell Devaughn in a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died the next day.

On Tuesday night at around 10:35 p.m., officers responded to the Unit Block of Franklin Street, NE for a call to service. There, they found 30 year-old Brandon Long partially inside the vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died on Wednesday.

At around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the 4600 Block of South Capitol Street, SW to investigate the sound of gunshots. There, they found 24 year-old Andre Butler suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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