*Decedent Identified* Homicide: 4000 Block of Ames Street, Northeast
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, November 2, 2020, in the 4000 block of Ames Street, Northeast.
At approximately 2:22 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, members located an adult male, in the wooded area alongside the location, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined that the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 24 year-old Avadis Holtzclaw, of Northwest, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any 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.
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