Alexandria Man, 20, Identified As Gunshot Victim Found In Car In DC

ALEXANDRIA, VA – An Alexandria man has been identified as the person found dead in a car in Southeast Washington, DC, on Saturday.

According to the District’s Metropolitan Police Department, officers responding to reports of an unconscious person in a vehicle on the 1400 block of Bruce Place SE at 11:51 a.m. Saturday found not a person sleeping, but a man with a gunshot wound.

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Emergency services workers attempted lifesaving efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim was identified as 20-year-old Manuel Enrique Garcia Reyes, of Alexandria.

Officers determined that the shooting had occurred on the 1400 block of Shippen Lane SE.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the MPD at (202) 727-9099 or to text tips to MPD’s text tip line at 50411.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for a homicide in Washington, DC.