Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting in Southeast.
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at approximately 10:48 p.m., officers were in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, Southeast when they heard gunshots. While investigating, they found a teenage girl with gunshot wound injuries inside of an apartment building. She died at the scene.
The detectives’ investigation determined that the suspects fired shots, from a vehicle, at individuals who were outside. After the gunshots, the victim ran inside the building where she was found by the responding officers.
The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Niomi Russell of Northwest.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each 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.
CCN: 24056195
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