Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in the 2400 block of Pomeroy Road, Southeast.
At approximately 12:56 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult male in a hallway of an apartment building, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A second adult male was located inside an adjacent apartment building in the 2900 block of Stanton Road, Southeast, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene and transported the victims to local hospitals for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, one of the victims was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 24 year-old David Rogers, of Southeast, DC.
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.