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MPD 5D | Homicide: 2200 Block of 4th Street, NE

Monday, July 26, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, July 23, 2021, in the 2200 block of 4th Street, Northeast. 

 At approximately 9:42 pm, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. 

The decedent has been identified as 47-year-old Louis Musgrove, Jr., of Upper Marlboro, 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 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.