Monday, March 1, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday, January 14, 2021, in the 2600 block of Sheridan Road, Southeast. 

At approximately 9:11 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, members located an adult female victim, unconscious and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, and after finding no signs consistent with life, the victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The decedent has been identified as 42-year-old Lakisha Barnes, of no fixed address.

An autopsy was performed on the decedent’s remains. As a result, the cause of death was determined to be manual strangulation, and the manner of death was ruled a Homicide. 

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 any 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.