Overview
- Fifth District officers responded to the 1600 block of Rosedale Street NE and found a 13-year-old boy unconscious with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation and is treating the death as a homicide.
- Police are seeking a juvenile male suspect who was last seen near 16th and Rosedale streets NE riding a black bike and wearing a black shirt and black pants.
- MPD published the case number CCN 26096596 and asked anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or text tips to 50411.
- Officials said a formal press release with more details will follow and neighbors may face heightened concern for safety as investigators work to locate the suspect.