Crime & Safety
Southeast Woman Killed In Anacostia Shooting: Police
D.C. Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Southeast woman early Tuesday morning in Anacostia.
WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in Anacostia, according to a police release.
Around 1:30 a.m., officers from the Seventh District responded to the 1600 block of W St., S.E., for the report of a shooting. They found an unconscious adult female, suffering from a gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital, but all life-saving efforts failed and she was pronounced dead.
Police identified the decedent as Kamonie Edwards, 21, of Southeast.
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Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099 or send a text message to 50411.
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