Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, February 24, 2019, in the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.
At approximately 1:25 am, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers learned a shooting had taken place. Two victims were seeking treatment at a local hospital for life threatening gunshot wounds. After all life-saving efforts failed, one of the victims was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 30-year-old David Elijah Brandon, of Burtonsville, MD.
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 any 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.