MPD 4D | Man Dead After Shooting in Northwest

Monday, October 9, 2023

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are investigating a shooting that killed a man in Northwest, D.C.

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, at approximately 1:25 p.m., Fourth District officers responded to the 5500 block of 7th Street, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a man with gunshot wound injuries. He died at the scene.

The victim was identified as 36-year-old Alonzo Jessie Atkins, of Northwest, D.C.

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 each 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.