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1 dead in Northeast DC shooting

Detectives with MPD's Violent Crimes Branch were called to the scene.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. Friday afternoon.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called 4100 block of Ames Street Northeast just before 4 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found a man had been shot. The man was unconscious and not breathing when help found him. 

Police said the man later died.

On Saturday, DC Police identified the man shot and killed as Nolan Edwards, a 34-year-old from Northeast, D.C. 

Investigators are on the lookout for a man wearing a black T-shirt who was last seen walking toward East Capitol Street. 

Police had closed the roadway between 41st and 42nd streets while they investigated. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (202) 727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411. 

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