MPD 4D | Homicide: 5000 Block of South Dakota Avenue, NE

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, April 25, 2022, in the 5000 block of South Dakota Avenue, Northeast.

At approximately 11:35 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for the report of a traffic accident and a shooting. Upon arrival, the members located the driver of a vehicle, an adult male victim, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. 

The decedent has been identified as 26 year-old Zekariya Elmi, of Alexandria, VA. 

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.