Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Northwest.

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at approximately 12:04 a.m., officers responded to the unit block of Hanover Place, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Officers located a man in the road with gunshot wounds. He died at the scene.

The victim has been identified as 34-year-old Maurice Downing, of Northwest, D.C.

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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