George Edward Hartzog Identified as Quarles St NE Shooting Victim

Laura Amico — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:45:57 -0500

A man fatally shot Friday morning in Northeast DC has been identified as 24-year-old George Edward Hartzog, police said Saturday evening.

Hartzog was found shot in the 4500 block of Quarles Street at about 9:31 a.m. He was declared dead at the scene.

A press release from MPD is below.

January 25, 2014

Homicide: 4500 Block of Quarles Street, Northeast

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 4500 block of Quarles Street, Northeast.

On Friday, January 24, 2014, at approximately 9:31 am, members from the Sixth District responded to a call for a report of a shooting in the 4500 block of Quarles Street, Northeast. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and determined that there were no signs consistent with life. The decedent remained on the scene and was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, pending an autopsy.

The decedent has been identified as 24-year-old George Edward Hartzog 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.

NE DC Shooting Victim has Died, Police Say

Laura Amico — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:53:37 -0500

MPD has confirmed that man found unconscious and not breathing in the 4500 block of Quarles St in Northeast DC Friday morning has died.

The man was found at about 9 a.m. This evening MPD did not yet have information to release about his identity.

This post will be updated as we learn more.

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