Crime & Safety

Man Shot to Death in Adams Morgan

The shooter is still at large after a 35-year-old man was gunned down Sunday morning.

Police say a man was shot to death in Adams Morgan early Sunday morning, and another man had to be taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound as authorities searched for a suspect.

Police responded to reports of gunshots just after 3 a.m. April 17 in the 2500 block of 17th Street NW -- near the center of Adams Morgan as well as around the corner from HD Cooke Elementary School -- to find the body of 35-year-old Jayvon Marshman of Southeast, according to a police report.

"Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds," the report states. "The victim exhibited no signs consistent with life, and remained on the scene until he was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A second adult male victim was transported to an area hospital suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound."

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Detectives have been on the scene investigating since the morning. So far, no possible suspect has been announced.

Police are asking anyone with information to call (202) 727-9099, or text 50411 anonymously. The Metropolitan Police Department 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 responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia," the report states.

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