MPD 7D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 700 b/o Adrian Street, SE

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Saturday, August 14, 2021, in the 700 block of Adrian Street, Southeast.

At approximately 8:13 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the area of the listed location for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent stab wounds. 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 succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 53-year-old Terrence Gause, of Southeast, DC. 

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 54-year-old Rodney Tyrone Lindsay, of White Plains, MD, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed. The detectives’ investigation revealed this offense was the result of a dispute between the victim and suspect who were known to each other.