Crime & Safety
Oxon Hill Man Killed In Shooting Near Catholic University: Police
An Oxon Hill man was shot and killed Friday morning near Catholic University. D.C. Police released surveillance photos of the suspect.
WASHINGTON, DC — Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in a homicide that took place Friday morning near Catholic University, according to a police release.
On Friday, Feb. 28, around 8:52 a.m., officers from the Fifth District responded to the 700 block of Monroe Street, N.E., for the report of a shooting. Arriving on the scene, officers found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital by D.C. Fire and EMS for treatment of life threatening injuries. All efforts to save his life failed and the victim was pronounced dead.
Police identified the decedent as De’mari Twyman, 21, of Oxon Hill, Maryland.
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MPD released photos of the suspect that were captured by a nearby surveillance camera.
Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or this incident is asked to call 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
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