Woman, 18, found shot to death in D.C.

WASHINGTON – An 18-year-old Maryland woman was found fatally shot in Northwest D.C. Friday morning.

D.C. police say officers responding to a report of an unconscious person found Siohban Nicole Lee of Takoma Park lying on the ground in the area of Fifth and Nicholson streets in Northwest.

Lee was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and had no signs of life. She was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and pronounced dead by a member of the office.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or send an anonymous text to 50411. A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a homicide in the District.

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