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Homicide: 4300 Block of Wheeler Road, Southeast

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in the 4300 block of Wheeler Road, Southeast.

At approximately 2:11 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male, in the hallway of a residential building, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 21 year-old Majhe Powers, of Oxon Hill, MD.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.

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Content retrieved from: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/homicide-4300-block-wheeler-road-southeast-1.

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