Fatal Shooting Of Northwest Man Investigated: DC Police

WASHINGTON, DC — Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Monday morning in Truxton Circle, according to a police release.

Officers from the Third District responded around 10:26 p.m., to the report of a shooting in the 100 block of Q Street, N.W. They found an unconscious male suffering from a gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital, but all life-saving effort failed and he was pronounced dead.

MPD identified the decedent as Stanley Dawkins, 38, of Northwest.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call 202-727-9099 or submit an anonymous information by texting MPD's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.