Southeast D.C. Man Shot Dead Sunday Morning On Galveston Street
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 7:10 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Metropolitan Police Department is continuing the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 25-year-old man that occurred Sunday morning in a Southwest, D.C. neighborhood.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at around 9:39 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District responded to 911 Emergency Call reporting a shooting on the Unit Blook of Galveston Street in Southwest, D.C.
Police Find Man Fatally Shot
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Demontay Matthews, 25, of Southeast, D.C., unresponsive from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced Mr. Matthews deceased at the scene.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made as Detectives continue the search for the gunman and a motive for the fatal shooting.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting death of Mr. Matthews 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 50411. All calls and texts will be kept confidential.
