Police Investigating Tuesday’s Union Station Shooting Death
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:00 A.M. ET. 2 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 an 18-year-old Northwest, D.C. man who was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in the parking garage of Union Station.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, shortly after 4:30 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s First District and several other law enforcement agencies responded to Union Station on Massachusetts Avenue in Northeast, D.C., after Amtrak Police Officers heard gunshots coming from the bus waiting area.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Wayne McDaniel, 18, of Northwest, D.C., unresponsive on the ground near the escalators leading to the parking garage, suffering from gunshot wounds. Police Officers immediately began life-saving measures, but despite medical efforts by Police Officers, Mr. McDaniel tragically succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
Detectives Locate Video Surveillance Capturing The Suspect
During the initial investigation, Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch obtained security video footage that revealed the suspect and Mr. McDaniel briefly interacting with each other before the suspect pulled out a gun and shot Mr. McDaniel before running away.
The suspect was captured on video surveillance and can be seen in the above photographs.
Anyone with information or the identity and whereabouts of the suspect wanted for the shooting death of Mr. McDaniel is being 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.
