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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 19, 2023
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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating the death of a woman on Oct. 14 on the 900 block of U Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, officers were flagged down in front of the location for a person on the roadway. Officers were advised the victim was assaulted and then struck by a vehicle. She was transported to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was not involved in the initial assault.
During the investigation, it was determined that the victim ended up in the roadway due to the assault.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and ruled the cause of death to be multiple blunt force injuries and the manner of death a homicide.
The victim was identified as 30-year-old Anee Roberson.
MPD is working to identify the suspects who assaulted Roberson resulting in her death.
MPD is offering a reward to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide in the District.