The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred 11 years ago.
On Jan. 14, 2007, James Eason was allegedly shot on the 3100 block of 24th Street, SE. He had been treated at an area hospital until he succumbed from injuries related to complications from a gunshot wound on July 25, 2018. The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner classified the shooting as a homicide.
According to a press release, two unidentified suspects, approached Eason, 32, with a gun, demanding property. One of the suspects allegedly shot Eason, and then both fled the scene.
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case or any other homicide case in DC.
