WASHINGTON — A woman is dead after a stabbing early Sunday morning, D.C. Police said
Officers arrived at the 100 block of M Street Northeast for a stabbing just after 4:30 a.m. Once on scene, police found a woman unconscious and breathing with multiple stab wounds.
The victim, identified as 33-year-old Gea Wright, was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Police have not identified any suspects at this time.
Just two weeks ago, a man was also killed in Southeast. At around 5:45 p.m. on May 8, police responded to a reported stabbing near the corner of 8th and E Streets Southeast, not too far from the Eastern Market Metro Station. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed to death.
Police identified him as 29-year-old Keith Frye from Southeast, D.C.
Homicide's in the District are up 35% in 2021.
Weeks before, a man was also stabbed to death in Northeast in the 1500 block of Benning Road, police said.
The man's body was discovered around 4 a.m. by someone walking in the area of Starburst Plaza park. Police said there is no lookout for a possible suspect or suspects at this time.
Another stabbing occurred in the Northeast last month when a 16-year-old teen boy died and a 15-year-old was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death, according to D.C. Police.
The teen was stabbed around 1 p.m. inside a home located within the 3500 block of Jay Street, said D.C. Police to WUSA9 in a statement on Sunday.
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