D.C. Police are asking for help identifying the person who shot and killed a 17-year-old while aboard a Green Line Metro train on Sunday, according to a release from the agency.
The man was captured by multiple surveillance cameras, officials said.
Authorities said around 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, Metro Transit Police Department officers and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the station for a report of a shooting on a train.
Authorities said Brendan Ofori, 17, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was found on the station's platform with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to MPD Assistant Chief Andre Wright.
Ofori was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
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Wright said the suspect got on a train at L'Enfant Plaza, where he proceeded to get into an argument with Ofori. The argument escalated while on the train, where the suspect then got out a gun and shot Ofori multiple times, police said.
D.C. Police said the Metro train operator was alerted to the shooting as the train arrived at the Navy Yard Metro Station, where the train was ultimately stopped, and police were notified.
There were a number of riders on board the train at the time of the shooting, Wright said, many of whom provided police with details about the deadly incident.
The suspect got off the train at Metro's Waterfront Station. He was described by authorities as being a young man, about 5'8" or 5'9" wearing dark clothing, including a black sweatshirt, pants, shoes, and a mustache.
Wright said the man's image has been circulated to area law enforcement.
"We're all going to be on the lookout for this suspect and we will capture him," Wright said.
7News also spoke with Edward Daniels, the Chairman of ANC8F, representing the Navy Yard. Daniels said on Sunday, he started getting calls and texts as soon as the shooting happened.
"I’m not sure what words I can use additionally to describe it besides ridiculous and unacceptable," Daniels said. "It was a little shocking that this is now a fatality and another shooting here in our city."
Sunday's incident comes 10 days after an 18-year-old was fatally shot at the Wheaton Metro Station in Maryland. Police charged a 16-year-old in the murder less than one week later.
According to MPD data, there were 80 homicides year-to-date in 2022 in D.C., compared to 89 homicides year-to-date in 2023.
In the last three weeks, three juveniles have been fatally shot in D.C., including a 10-year-old girl who police say was riding in a car with her family.
Two weeks ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed new safety legislation in response to rising crime numbers.
Daniels agrees the District needs more autonomy in prosecutions.
"We’ve had a lot of incidents in the neighborhood as well, with carjackings and other gun violence incidents, where the perpetrators are back on the streets a week later, doing the same thing," Daniels said.
However, Daniels also said the Green Line is seeing more incidents, and while groups like the D.C. Guardian Angels are an effective deterrent to crime, Daniels believes more police are needed around stations.
"It’s a holiday weekend, people are here in the District, and this--visitors to the District--this is their impression of the District," Daniels said. "I love D.C., and this is not the D.C. I’m used to over the past 20 years as a resident."
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.