Northeast D.C. Man Gunned Down Early Saturday Morning On Jay Street
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is continuing the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man who was found shot dead early Saturday morning on Jay Street in Northeast, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at around 1:15 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to a report of an unconscious man on the 3800 Block of Jay Street in Northeast, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered a man, later identified as Antoine Pratt, 21, of Northeast, D.C., unresponsive from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and pronounced Mr. Pratt deceased.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made as Detectives are continuing the search for the gunman and a motive for the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting death of Mr. Pratt is asked to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 5041. All calls and tips will be kept confidential.
