Man Fatally Shot Behind the 3600 Block of Georgia Avenue in Park View on Thursday Afternoon, Police Say
Fourth District officers found a man unconscious and not breathing with gunshot wounds behind a Georgia Avenue block in Park View at about 4:05 p.m. Thursday, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
A man was fatally shot in Park View on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, October 29, at approximately 4:05 p.m., Fourth District officers responded to the rear of the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, for the report of a shooting, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who was unconscious and not breathing, suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and despite all life-saving efforts the victim was pronounced dead. The initial alert in the case placed MPD units investigating a shooting in the 800 block of Princeton Place, Northwest, a short distance from the Georgia Avenue block and the Petworth Metro area.
The police release read by this desk names no victim and announces no arrest, and no further official details were released in it. Anyone with information is urged to call police at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.
