MPD 6D | Homicide: 1400 Block of Minnesota Avenue, SE

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, August 27, 2021, in the 1400 Block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast.

At approximately 10:18 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the area of the listed location for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Two additional adult male victims were transported to local hospitals for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

The decedent has been identified as 28-year-old Leonzo Shaw, of no fixed address.

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.