WASHINGTON — DC Police are investigating a homicide in Southwest after human remains were found.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch responded to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue on Friday, for reports of human remains in a wooded area.
When they arrived, officers located adult human remains in an advanced state of decomposition. The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who determined the cause of death was gunshot injuries.
The victim was identified Monday as 29-year-old Leon Powell of Southeast, D.C.
This investigation is ongoing and WUSA9 will provide more details as information is released. If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact police at 202-727-9099.
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