3 Fatal Shootings In Southeast Under Investigation: Police

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a trio of shooting deaths that occurred Thursday in Southeast, according to police reports.

Around 2:48 p.m., officers from the Seventh District responded for the report of a shooting in the 4400 block of 3rd Street, Southeast. They found a man, later identified as Andrew Session, 27, of Southeast, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported Session to a nearby hospital, but all lifesaving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead.

Around 7:10 p.m., officers from the Seventh District responded to the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast for the sound of gunshots. Canvasing the area, they found a teenage boy suffering from a gunshot wound in the 3300 block of 11th Place, Southeast. D.C. Fire and EMS examined the boy and determined that he had died. He was pronounced dead and later transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. Police identified the deceased victim as Dayvon Lewis, 15, of Southeast.

In the third case, Seventh District officers responded around 9:46 p.m., to the 1800 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast for the sounds of gunshots. They found a man, later identified as Damareus Scott, 27, of Southeast, suffering from gunshot wounds. After examining the Scott, DC FEMS determined that Scott had died, pronounced him dead, and then transported him later to the Office of the Chief Medical examiner.

MPD is currently offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any persons responsible for committing a homicide in the District. Police ask anyone with information about any of these cases to call 202-727-9099 or send an anonymous tip by text to 50411.