19-Year-Old Dead In D.C. Shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A teen was shot and killed early yesterday morning. The incident happened at the 100 Block of Forrester Street in Southwest D.C.

19-year-old Adrian Burgess of Northwest, D.C. was identified as the victim.

Officers from the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department arrived at the location to investigate a reported shooting. Police found Burgess in an alley shortly after 1:30 am, suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. Despite the efforts by EMS Services, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

If you have any information about this incident, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The shooting remains under investigation.