Police circulate video of suspect in Willie Starkey shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 27, 2017
Homicides | Suspects |

Police have released a video hoping to identify the suspect who allegedly fatally shot and killed Willie Starkey on Tuesday.

The video shows a man dressed in all black walking through a parking lot. He pulls out a gun and shoots multiple times at a man’s head as he tries to run away. The other witnesses flee the scene.

According to a police report, Starkey was discovered suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and neck when they responded. Starkey’s lifeless body was found at the base of stairs leading to the laundromat at 1653 Benning Rd., NE.

Starkey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Previously, police identified the suspect as a black individual between 5’8 and 6’2 tall, weighing between 160 to 200 pounds.