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Shooting in SE DC leaves woman dead, police say

No suspect information has been released.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Tuesday morning left a woman dead.

At 7:33 a.m., officers with the Metropolitan Police Department were flagged down in the 1900 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast, for a report of a shooting. At the scene, officers found a woman who had been shot multiple times. She was taken to an area hospital for treatment, where she later died. 

Police later identified the woman as 26-year-old Nakysia Rachael Lemon-Williams.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in D.C. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted by sending a text message to 50411.

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