The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance with locating suspects who are currently wanted for homicide offenses.
Homicide: 1800 Block of 9th Street, Northwest on Monday, August 23, 2021
At approximately 2:24 am, members of the Third District responded to the listed location for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 32 year-old Ali Jamil Al-Mahdi, of Southeast, DC.
The suspect in this case has been identified as 26 year-old Deonte Patterson, of Southeast, DC. Patterson is currently wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with Second Degree Murder while Armed. Patterson can be seen in the photo below:
Homicide: 2300 Block of 18th Street, Northeast on Friday, March 4, 2022
At approximately 8:30 am, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, the members located an adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and 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 42 year-old Sedrick Miller, of Northeast, DC.
The suspect in this case has been identified as 27 year-old Jarrell David Harris, of Southeast, DC. He is wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with First Degree Murder while Armed.
He can be seen in the photos below:
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.