Document: Suspect Sought in a Traffic Fatality: 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect connected to a traffic fatality that occurred on June 8 on the intersection of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.

According to MPD documents, the suspect, in a Mercedes Benz, ran a red light and crashed into the victim’s vehicle, a Ford Focus, which led the victim to be ejected from the rear passenger side. The suspect and another individual fled the scene on foot and left the Mercedes Benz at the scene. Officers and Medical Services responded to the scene and found no signs consistent with life. The two other occupants of the Ford were treated for minor injuries and released from area hospitals.

The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Madison Jones.

MPD is searching for 30-year-old Andre Maurice Johnson, as the suspect for the murder.

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