Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 5800 block of Field Place, Northeast.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at approximately 3:10 pm, police officers from the Sixth District responded to the 5800 block of Field Place, NE, for the sounds of gunshots.  Upon arrival, police officers discovered an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, unconscious and unresponsive.  DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and determined there were no signs consistent with life.  The decedent was subsequently transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where an autopsy will be performed to ascertain the cause and manner of death.

The decedent has been identified as 27-year-old Jermaine Dews 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 wanted 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 text messaging 50411.