The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Southeast.
On Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at approximately 6:53 p.m., Seventh District officers responded to the 900 block of Barnaby Street, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile female victim, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a critical gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and after finding no signs consistent with life, pronounced the victim dead. The on-scene investigation determined that two juveniles had accessed an illegal and unsecured firearm. One of the juveniles manipulated the firearm, causing a discharge that fatally struck the other juvenile. The juvenile with the firearm was not injured.
The decedent has been identified as 15-year-old Journee Long of Bowie, MD. MPD’s Homicide Branch continues to actively investigate Long’s death in coordination with the United States Attorney’s Office. (CCN: 26077694)
As part of the ongoing investigation, it was determined that 33-year-old J’Von Green of Southeast, D.C., was the owner of the illegal firearm recovered on scene. Green was arrested and charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Ammunition, Carrying a Pistol Without a License, and Criminally Negligent Storage of a Firearm. (CCN: 26077695)
Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police