Man Killed in Stabbing on Train at NoMa Metro Station

A man was stabbed to death on a train at the NoMa-Gallaudet University Metro station yesterday afternoon, according to police.

Authorities identified the victim as 24-year-old Kevin Joseph Sutherland of Northeast D.C.

Metropolitan Police Department officers received a report of a stabbing at the Metro station on the 200 block of Florida Avenue NE about 1 p.m., police said. When police came to the scene, they found Sutherland unconscious and suffering from stab wounds.

Sutherland was brought t0 the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy, after D.C. Fire and EMS Department officials determined that he showed no signs of life.

Police have no suspect information at this time.

Detectives with MPD’s Homicide Branch are investigating Sutherland’s death.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099.  Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.

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