DC Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in Southeast.
On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 6:03 a.m., Sixth District officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. Officers located an adult male, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. Despite all lifesaving efforts, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Dennis Ziegler, of Northeast, D.C.
Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police
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