A man who was shot and killed in Southeast DC Wednesday has been identified as 33-year-old Rodney Ellis Gardner.
Police found Gardner in the 1600 block of 21st Place SE suffering from gunshot wounds around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Gardner is one of two men fatally shot overnight.
A press release from MPD is below.
Homicide: 1600 Block of 21st Place, SE
(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred in the 1600 block of 21st Place, Southeast.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at approximately 10:20 pm, officers from the Seventh District responded to the 1600 block of 21st Place, SE for the report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent is identified as 33 year-old Rodney Ellis Gardner of Northeast, Washington, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411
