Southwest

Man Fatally Stabbed in Southwest D.C.

A man was stabbed to death Monday night in southwest D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department said.

The stabbing happened about 9:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW. When officers arrived at the scene, victim David Thomas Neal, 31, was found in a parking lot unconscious and unresponsive, suffering from multiple stab wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported Neal to a hospital where he later died, police said.

Police described the suspect as a black man standing between 5-feet-2 and 5-feet-5-inches tall and wearing a blue shirt at the time of the crime. 

Anyone with information leading to the arrest or conviction of those responsible are asked to call 202-727-9099. Anonymous information can be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411. A reward up to $25,000 is offered.

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