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MPD Death Investigation for 23-year-old Michael Steven Poe

From MPD:

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a death which occurred in the 1800 block of Biltmore Street, NW.

On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at approximately 10:47 pm units from the Third District responded for the report of an unconscious person at the 1800 block of Biltmore Street, Northwest. Upon arrival, they located an adult male unconscious and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and did not find any signs consistent with life. The decedent remained on the scene and was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, pending an autopsy.

The decedent has been identified as 23-year-old Michael Steven Poe of Clarksburg, MD.

He was reported missing on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at approximately 2:52 am from Montgomery County, MD. At this time, there is no indication of foul play. The investigation is ongoing.

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 text messaging 50411.

Category: Adams Morgan, Crime

By: Prince Of Petworth | 03 January 2013 1:55 PM | 12 Comments

kuntababy

Wow…RIP Michael. My condolences to the fellow PoPviller that was his friend and his family.

January 3, 2013 at 2:22 pm
DC

This is so sad. Most of us probably have been as drunk as this poor guy was that night and made some bad decisions. I wish this hadn’t happened.

January 3, 2013 at 2:33 pm
- Anonymous
  
  How do you know he was drunk, or that it had anything to do with his death even if he was?
  
  January 3, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Anonymous

so, he left DC on nye, made it to mount county, but went back to adams morgan on the 2nd?

i know it’s not important, in that he passed away, but i just want to follow the story.

and my condolences to friends and family.

January 3, 2013 at 3:08 pm
- burritosinstereo
  
  Or, more likely, he left the bar and went to the rooftop party. I think when MPD says “He was reported missing on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at approximately 2:52 am from Montgomery County, MD” they just mean that the missing persons report came from/was filed in Montgomery Co.
  
  January 3, 2013 at 3:20 pm
  - Anonymous
    
    i see. the report is what confused me. thank you.
    
    January 3, 2013 at 3:29 pm
  - textdoc
    
    Exactly — that’s what I was going to say.
    
    January 3, 2013 at 3:30 pm
16th Street Heights

This very sad news to hear in the New Year. I saw this young man’s father on Fox5 DC news last night in Adams Morgan giving out flyers of his missing son. My condolences to the family. A parent never expect to bury their child.

January 3, 2013 at 4:01 pm
- 16th Street Heights
  
  Correction:
  
  This is a very sad story to hear in the New Year.
  
  January 3, 2013 at 4:02 pm
valentina

“At this time, there is no indication of foul play.” Do they think this 23 year old died of natural causes?

January 3, 2013 at 9:38 pm
- Really?
  
  Accidental death will likely take this one now that foul play may have been ruled out. I bet you forgot about that one.
  
  January 3, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Anonymous

This is really sad. Looks like he fell down an airshaft while walking on a roof.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/missing-clarksburg-man-found-dead-in-ventilation-shaft-in-adams-morgan/2013/01/03/89605698-55a7-11e2-a613-ec8d394535c6_story.html

January 3, 2013 at 11:44 pm