1Man found shot dead in Northeast DC apartment as cops hunt killer

Washington, DC — A quiet Friday night turned deadly inside a Northeast Washington apartment when a 20-year-old man was found shot to death, sparking a homicide investigation and manhunt for the gunman responsible.

Just after 8 p.m. on Friday, officers from the Fifth District responded to reports of gunfire in the 300 block of Morse Street NE. Inside one of the apartments, they discovered Roy Lee Bennett Jr., unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics attempted life-saving efforts, but Bennett was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crime scene, just steps from the bustling Union Market District, remained cordoned off for hours as forensic teams combed through the apartment for evidence. Police hav

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