At approximately 4:08 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2007, police were called to the 2500 block of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /?>Savannah Street, S.E. for the report of a shooting.  Upon arrival they located 31-year-old Steven Beynum, of the 2500 block of Savannah Street, SE, suffering from a gunshot wound to the body.  He was taken to the HowardUniversityHospital and pronounced dead.

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The case is under investigation by members of the department’s Violent Crimes Branch.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 202/727-9099.

The department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.