The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect involved in a homicide that occurred in Southeast.
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at approximately 9:41 p.m., First District officers responded to the 1000 block of 3rd Place, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male, unconscious, not breathing, and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and after finding no signs consistent with life, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 16-year-old Dominique Dingle, of Southeast, DC.
On Monday, August 11, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 17-year-old Leroy Dixon of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged, as an adult under Title 16, with Second Degree Murder While Armed (Gun).
CCN: 25075196
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