Update: Homicide. Shooting in Columbia Heights around 3:15pm

Photo by Laurel

Catherine reports: “two shots fired at 14th & Irving. Performed CPR on ground and gurney.”

Lauren reports: “shooting outside of CVS on 14 and Irving/Columbia”

S. reports: “Two shots, followed by a car peeling off with a cop about 20 seconds later giving chase. At least one person hit with EMTs on scene. Now the block is closed off.

It went from a quiet Sunday afternoon to pandemonium in less than a minute.”

From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, March 15, 2020, in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest.

At approximately 3:11 pm, members of the Third District responded to the listed location after hearing the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 18 year-old Naseem Simpson, of Northwest, DC.

A vehicle of interest in this case was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the photos below:

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.”