Document: Suspect Wanted in a Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in connection to a homicide that occurred on Aug. 25, on the 800 block of 7th Street, NW.

According to a press release, at about 8:16 pm, officers located 21-year-old victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Dwayne Brooks, Jr.

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