MPD 3D | Man Dies After Shooting in Northwest

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are investigating a shooting that killed a man in Northwest D.C.

On Saturday, October 21, 2023, at approximately 3:38 a.m., Third District officers responded to the 900 block of U Street, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a man with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Diamonte Lewis of Southeast, DC.

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.

CCN: 23-173-376