A fatal shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., claimed the life of 38-year-old James Deale Jr. in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 11, 2023. Officers from the Seventh District responded about 3:05 a.m. to the 3500 block of Stanton Road, where they found Deale suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel were called, but Deale was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has classified the incident as a homicide and is investigating. It was reported that Deale was the brother of a commander in the city’s Seventh Police District. No arrests, suspects, or motive had been announced in initial reports. The MPD has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened that night on Stanton Road, please contact the investigators.