WASHINGTON — Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after finding a 14-year-old boy dead in Southeast, D.C. early Wednesday morning. The boy has been reported missing several times over the last year.
At 7:19 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to Fort Dupont Drive, Southeast, for a report of a person down. At the scene, officers found a juvenile suffering from gunshot wounds in the park on a playground. DC Fire and EMS were called to the scene at this point. The teen was pronounced dead. He has since been identified as 14-year-old Irving Laboard of Northeast, D.C.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each 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.
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