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40-year-old man shot, killed in Southeast DC

Police have not released any information about a suspect in this case.

WASHINGTON — A man was shot and killed Monday night in Southeast D.C. and police are still investigating what happened.

There are few details right now, but police said the shooting happened around 9 p.m. in the 1400 block of L Street Southeast. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's 1st District were called to the scene for a report of a shooting.

Once officers arrived, they found a man shot multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Police have identified the victim as 40-year-old Frank Winchester of Southeast D.C.

Police have not released any information about a suspect in this case, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police.

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 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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