Recent Virginia Tech graduate is fatally shot in D.C., police say

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Recent Virginia Tech graduate is fatally shot in D.C., police say

Henri Gendreau Oct 5, 2020

A recent Virginia Tech graduate who in May said he had taken a consulting job at Ernst & Young in Northern Virginia was fatally shot at a gas station in Washington, D.C., police said.

Alexander Nwogu, 23, of Blacksburg, was found dead about 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 4900 block of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Officers arrived at the scene after reports of gunfire. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services found Nwogu with a gunshot wound and determined he was dead, the police department said. ... The shooting happened at a Shell gas station that is open 24/7, according to media reports.

Asked for further details — including about media coverage that said police believed Nwogu was a customer at the time — Alaina Gertz, a police spokswoman, said in an email that the department had no additional information to share. ... Nwogu graduated with a bachelor’s in industrial and systems engineering from Tech in May, the university said.

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Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099. Tips can also be sent via text to 50411.

Henri Gendreau covers Virginia Tech for The Roanoke Times.

[magicarpet]

1. Jeez,... 1/2 baby,... 1/2 young man.... what a raw deal he got.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. I sure hope they had security cameras. nt