Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are investigating the fatal shooting which occurred in the 4600 block of Benning Road, Southeast.

On Friday, January 13, 2012, at approximately 11:17 pm units from the Sixth District responded to a call for a shooting in the 4600 block of Benning Road, Southeast. Upon arrival, they located an unidentified male victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital. The victim later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 19 year-old Stephen Horsley of Northeast, Washington, DC.