A teenager who was fatally stabbed Wednesday has been identified as 17-year-old Ernest Hart of Southeast D.C.
Police found Hart in the 4600 block of Hillside Road SE around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday suffering from a stab wound. He was transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Hart is the third teenager to be killed in D.C. this year.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
Homicide: 4600 Block of Hillside Road, SE
(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal stabbing which occurred in the 4600 block of Hillside Road, SE.
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at approximately 9:21 pm, units from the Sixth District responded to the 4600 block of Hillside Road, SE for the report of an aggravated assault. Upon arrival, they located a juvenile male suffering from an apparent stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent is identified as 17-year-old Ernest Hart of Southeast, 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.
