Site of the slaying of Kenneth Cherry | 3800 block of Halley Terrace SE DC

From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in the 3800 block of Halley Terrace SE, Washington DC. At approximately 1:37 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the sounds of gunshots. Shortly thereafter, members responded to a local hospital for the report of a walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers located the victim in the emergency room suffering from life-threatening injuries. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as 20 year-old Kenneth Cherry, of Northeast DC.