Jade Hodge - Homicide Victim

At approximately 5:55 pm, Friday, December 31, 2004, police were called to the parking lot of the Giant Food Store, located at 1050 Brentwood Road, NE, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival they located 41-year-old Jade Hodge, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the head. DC Fire Department emergency medical personnel responded to the scene but found no signs consistent with life. The victim was taken to the Office of the DC Medical Examiner and pronounced dead.