Detectives Investigating Saturday’s Southeast D.C. Shooting Death
Monday, October 28, 2024, 4:15 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Metropolitan Police Department is actively searching for the gunman who fatally gunned down a 24-year-old Southeast D.C. man Saturday afternoon on Alabama Avenue in a Washington, D.C. Southeast neighborhood.
According to Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Saturday, October 26, 2024, just shortly after 3:30 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a shooting with injuries on the 1200 Block of Alabama Avenue in Southeast, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Joevonytae Ramsey, 24, of Southeast, D.C., unresponsive from multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds. Mr. Ramsey was immediately transported by D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made as Detectives are continuing the search for the suspect and a motive for the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting death of Mr. Ramsey is urged to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. All calls and texts will be kept confidential.
