Fatal Shooting at 33rd & M St.
By • February 1, 2022 0 3047
A man was fatally shot in the 3200 block of M Street NW around 6:15 p.m., Jan. 31, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III said it appeared there was “an altercation” between two men and the assailant may be injured. Contee also said there may have been another person with the assailant. He called the shooting “targeted.” Police initially said that a stabbing and a shooting had been reported.
The police chief — who served in Georgetown early in his career and was the Second District commander from 2004 to 2006 — added that the victim was sitting on “a retaining wall,” which is part of the street decking that comprises a streatery, near the intersection of 33rd and M Streets NW. The restaurant which uses that streatery is Good Stuff Eatery. On the opposite corner is Georgetown Cupcake.
The crime happened during rush hour — forcing the closure of part of M Street and Prospect Street to traffic — along with people dining in nearby restaurants, which locked their doors for a time.
No gun has been recovered. No reason for the conflict was given by MPD. The perpetrator — described by police as a black male with a beard, wearing a black jacket — remains at large.
The previous homicide in Georgetown occurred last year — on Feb. 18, 2021, on Thomas Jefferson St. NW. A man from Alexandria was killed in a drugged-related shooting.
The following is from MPD.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, January 31, 2022, in the 3200 block of M Street, Northwest.
At approximately 6:13 pm, members of the Second District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, the members located an adult male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital, where despite all life-saving efforts, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 27 year-old Tarek Boothe, of Alexandria, Va.
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 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.
M Street shut down by police Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Starrels.
M Street shut down by police Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Starrels.
