In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On January 11, 2015, at approximately 12:40 a.m., 17-year-old Andrew Newman was shot and killed in the 200 block of T Street, NE. He was a male resident of Northeast, D.C.
Responding to the sound of gunfire, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene to find Andrew suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was quickly transported to a nearby hospital, but tragically, he succumbed to his injuries.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the authorities had not identified a suspect or determined a motive for the senseless act of violence. The Metropolitan Police Department appealed to the public for assistance, asking for any information that might lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Andrew Newman's death. The investigation into the homicide was launched and remains ongoing.
