Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the 3600 block of Brothers Place, Southeast.
At approximately 11:30 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location to assist DC Fire and Emergency Services with a stabbing victim. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim suffering from apparent stab wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services found that the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 60-year-old Orlando Murphy, of Southeast, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.