Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect and a vehicle in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, September 11, 2022, in the 700 block of T Street, Northwest.
At approximately 4:12 am, members of the Third District heard the sounds of gunshots and responded to the 700 block of T Street, Northwest, to investigate. Upon arrival, the members located an adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and after finding no signs consistent with life, the victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 50-year-old Stephon Jenkins, of Northwest, DC.
A suspect and vehicle were captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/lKB8T_b0urQ
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.