(Washington, D.C.) – The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in Southeast.   

On Friday, October 9, 2026, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Seventh District officers responded to the 1900 block of Frederick Douglass Court, Southeast, for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival officers located an adult female victim, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and despite all lifesaving efforts the victim was pronounced dead on the scene. 

The decedent has been identified as 65-year-old Carol Ann Williams, of Southeast, D.C.              

Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. 

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