UPDATE (6/27/23):
Today, a suspect in this case, 45 year-old Correy Benjamin Ray, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed under DC's felony murder rule for his alleged role in Marjai Wimbush's death. The MPD's most recent press release is linked below:
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Press Release Text:
Homicide: 4200 Block of 4th Street, Southeast
Monday, December 5, 2022
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, December 4, 2022, in the 4200 block of 4th Street, Southeast.
At approximately 10:40 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, the members located an adult male victim, inside a residence, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and after finding no signs consistent with life, the victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 20-year-old Marjai Wimbush, of Southeast, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
