Document: Second Victim Dies in NE Shooting

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A critically injured man from a Nov. 12 shooting has died as detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch continue to investigate the incident, which occurred on the 1500 block of F Street, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located two men inside of a residence suffering from gunshot wound injuries. Leon Carter, 31, died at the scene, and Keith Lawrence, 43, was transported to a local hospital where he died on Nov. 14.

MPD offers a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for homicides in the District.