Man shot and killed at DC gas station

A man has died after being shot at a gas station in Southeast D.C. Friday afternoon.

D.C. police said the shooting took place at around 2:22 p.m. at the Exxon gas station at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency crews declared the man dead at the scene.

Police later identified the man as Donnell Henderson, 60, of Southeast D.C.

According to a tweet, law enforcement officials are looking for a male suspect who was last seen running eastbound on Pennsylvania Avenue towards Southern Avenue SE.

Police say the suspect was wearing light grey clothing and a white t-shirt.

According to a press release, D.C. police are offering a reward of up to $25.000 to anyone that provides information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or submit anonymous information to the department’s text tip line by sending a text message to 50411.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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