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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 12, 2021
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Victims
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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating an assault turned homicide.
At approximately 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 28 police responded to the 1300 block of Kalmia Road, NW, due to a possible assault. Officers located an adult male with assault-related injuries and transported them to a local hospital for treatment, according to the press release.
On Oct. 8, the victim, 76-year-old Luther Brooks, succumbed to his injuries. An Oct. 10 autopsy revealed the cause of death as blunt force trauma and the manner of death as a homicide, according to the press release.