[PR] Homicide: 1700 Block of Lang Place, NE

Monday, October 5, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in the 1700 Block of Lang Place, Northeast. 

At approximately 12:24 am, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined that the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

An autopsy was performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. As a result, the cause of death was determined to be a single gunshot wound and the manner of death was ruled a Homicide.

The decedent has been identified as 45-year-old Orlando Miller, 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 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.