Police Charge Teen In 2024 Southeast Apparent Robbery & Fatal Shooting
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, following an investigation, a 16-year-old Washington, D.C., teen wanted in connection with the September 2024 shooting death of a 36-year-old Southeast, D.C., man was taken into custody and charged with his murder.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Sunday, September 15, 2024, just shortly after 2:30 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting inside an apartment located on the 2300 Block Marion Barry Avenue in Southeast, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers made entry into the apartment and found a man, later identified as David Washington, 36, of Southeast, D.C., unresponsive, having succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound. Mr. Washington was pronounced deceased at the scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
During the ensuing investigation, D.C. Homicide Branch Detectives, based on witness accounts and surveillance footage, were able to identify two suspects who apparently entered the apartment and fatally shot Mr. Washington. Following the identification, warrants were issued for their arrests.
As previously reported, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court warrant, Elijah Washington, 18, of Southeast, D.C., was taken into custody and formally charged as an adult with one count of first-degree Murder While Armed-Felony Murder; and related Weapons Offenses.
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, members of the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested a 16-year-old Southeast, D.C., boy. Pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court Custody order, the teen was formally charged with one count of first-degree Murder While Armed-Felony Murder; and related Weapons Offenses.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: As in adult criminal cases, the charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and a juvenile defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
