Crime & Safety
DC Woman, 37, Fatally Shot Near Southeast Elementary School
D.C. homicide detectives are looking for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Nikia Young of Southeast on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC — Nikia Young, 37, of Southeast, D.C. was shot to death Tuesday near Boone Elementary School in Southeast.
Young was found suffering from gunshot wounds around 12:01 p.m., by officers from the Sixth District of the Metropolitan Police Department. They'd responded to the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast for the report of a shooting.
Young was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.
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MPD is currently offering a reward of up to $25,000 for anyone who supplies information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person responsible for a homicide in the District.
Anyone with information about Young's deaths is asked to call MPD at 202-727-9099. Anonymous tips may be submitted via the department's text tip line by texting a message to 50411.
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