Document: Police Investigating Vehicular Homicide in Northwest DC

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a vehicular homicide that occurred on the 1900 block of 4th Street, NW.

According to a press release, during the early morning hours on Feb. 5, 35-year-old Daniel Olaya, a resident of Bowie, Md., was hit with a vehicle after having an argument with a unidentified suspect. The suspect fled the scene. Olaya succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital on Feb. 6.

Police are searching for a a 2016 Toyota RAV4. The vehicle was caught by surveillance cameras in the area.

The vehicle police are looking for in connection to the homicide.

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 case in DC. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE — 50411.