More than three months after a D.C. teen was gunned down in a vacant Southwest apartment, police have publicly identified a suspect in the shooting — and are asking for help in finding him.
Police said Monday they’re looking for 17-year-old Jwhan Simpson in the shooting death of Domonique Franklin. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ does not typically name juveniles suspected of crimes, but D.C. police said Simpson will be charged as an adult with first-degree murder while armed.
A maintenance crew found Franklin’s body Aug. 30 inside the unoccupied public housing apartment on M Street Southwest. Franklin had been shot several times, police said.
The teen’s killing elicited frustration from police officials, in part because a nearby security camera maintained by the D.C. Housing Authority wasn’t working at the time of the shooting.
Just last week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Peter ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ham announced plans to install 140 additional security cameras across the District, including in public housing buildings.
“We have concerns about gaps in coverage in public housing,” Bowser told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ after her announcement.
D.C. police described Simpson as a black male with a medium build, standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 125 pounds.
Anyone with information about Simpson’s whereabouts or other information about the case is asked to call D.C. police at 202-727-9099. The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone providing information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
