The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in Northeast.
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, at approximately 5:09 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to a residential building in the 1500 block of Benning Road, Northeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male in a hallway suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a nearby hospital. After all lifesaving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 24-year-old Thomas Drew Jr., of Bowie, MD.
Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police 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 a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.
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