A Northwest DC man fatally shot in Columbia Heights overnight has been identified as Antonio Jerome Williams.
Williams was 23 years old.
A juvenile male who was shot in the same incident is in stable condition, MPD said Sunday afternoon.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
September 1, 2013
Homicide: 1300 Block of Columbia Road, NW
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the fatal shooting which occurred in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, NW.
On August 31, 2013 at approximately 11:59 pm, officers from the Third District responded to the 1300 block of Columbia Road, NW for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound. Both were transported to a local hospital by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel where the adult victim was pronounced and the juvenile victim was admitted in stable condition.
The decedent is identified as 23 year-old Antonio Jerome Williams of Northwest, 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.
