Document: Police Investigating Homicide in Southeast

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 23, on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE.

At approximately 9:34 p.m., MPD officers located 24-year-old Chaquan Barbett suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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