WASHINGTON, D.C. — Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Sunday inside the D.C. Central Detention Facility in Southeast Washington.
According to police, First District officers responded at approximately 11:36 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to the 1900 block of D Street, Southeast, following a report of a stabbing inside the detention center. Upon arrival at the facility infirmary, responding officers and personnel from D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services located an adult male who was unconscious and not breathing, suffering from apparent stab wounds.
Emergency medical personnel initiated life-saving measures, but the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities subsequently identified the decedent as 30-year-old Malik Williams, of Southeast, D.C.
Police are investigating the stabbing as a homicide. The department offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone providing information that leads to the arrest and conviction of individuals responsible for homicides in the District. Anyone with knowledge regarding the incident is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.
The Washington Herald
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