MD Man Found Dead In Marshall Heights; Police Investigate

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday afternoon in Marshall Heights, according to a police release.

Around 2:32 p.m., officers from the Sixth District responded to the intersection of 51st Street and Bass Place, Southeast for the report of a vehicle stopped in the roadway. Arriving on the scene, officers found a man inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. After examining the man, D.C. Fire and EMS determined that he had died and transported him later to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Police identified the decedent as Tyree Brox, 25, of Suitland, Maryland.

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 this case to call 202-727-9099 or send an anonymous tip by text to 50411.