Homicide Watch D.C.

MPD has identified the man found dead near Truxton Circle just after midnight as 32-year-old Lamont William Hall. Hall, of Southeast D.C., was found unconscious in the 200 block of Bates Street Northwest with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. MPD’s full press release is below: Homicide: 200 Block of … Read more →

A shooting just after midnight killed one man, NBC Washington reports: Officers arrived at the 200 block of Bates Street, NW, and found a man with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. MPD hasn’t released the man’s name, and no suspects are in custody, according to NBC and WUSA9. MPD says male … Read more →