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A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Northeast Washington, officials said. | A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Northeast Washington, officials said. |
D.C. police said the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue near the Anacostia Freeway in the Benning area of the city. | D.C. police said the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue near the Anacostia Freeway in the Benning area of the city. |
Police later identified the victim as Richard Washington, 28, of Northeast Washington. Authorities said officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area and found Washington suffering from a gunshot wound. | |
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. | |
No arrests have been made. Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information. Anyone with information is asked to call authorities at 202-727-9099. | |
The killing brings the number of homicides in the District this year to 161 as of Friday, according to a tracking done by The Washington Post. That compares with 160 homicides for all of last year. | |
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