SE DC Shooting Victim Identified as Cortez Carter, 23

Laura Amico — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 10:56:36 -0400

A man fatally shot in Southeast DC early Friday morning has been identified as 23-year-old Cortez Carter of Capitol Heights, Maryland.

A press release from MPD is below.

June 7, 2014 Decedent Identified in Homicide:3100 Block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast.

On Friday, June 6, 2014, at approximately 12:05 am, police officers from the Seventh District responded to a call for service for the report of the sounds of gunshots in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived on the scene and found no signs consistent with life. The decedent has been subsequently transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia where an autopsy will be performed to ascertain the cause and manner of death.

The decedent is identified as 23 year-old Cortez Carter of Capitol Heights, Maryland.

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.

Overnight Shooting Kills Man in Buena Vista Terrace SE

Laura Amico — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:18:36 -0400

A man shot shortly after midnight Friday morning in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace Southeast has died of his injuries, police say.

The man has not yet been identified.

Police say they responded to a call for gunshots at about 12:05 a.m. The man was found dead with multiple gunshots wounds.

A press release from MPD is below.

June 6, 2014

Homicide: 3100 Block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast.

On Friday, June 6, 2014, at approximately 12:05 am, police officers from the Seventh District responded to a call for service for the report of the sounds of gunshots in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived on the scene and found no signs consistent with life. The decedent has been subsequently transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia where an autopsy will be performed to ascertain the cause and manner of death.

The decedent has not been identified at the present time.

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.

Cortez Carter | Homicide Watch DC

SE DC Shooting Victim Identified as Cortez Carter, 23

Overnight Shooting Kills Man in Buena Vista Terrace SE