PGPD Assault Victim Dies of Injuries; Death Ruled a Homicide

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The Homicide Unit is now leading the investigation into an assault in District Heights that occurred in August. The victim, 35-year-old Steven Anthony Thompson of District Heights, died of his injuries several weeks later. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner this week ruled his death a homicide. Preliminarily, detectives do not consider this a random crime.



On August 9th, at approximately 1:00 am, officers responded to a business in the 5800 block of Silver Hill Road for an assault. Officers located the victim unresponsive. He was rushed to a hospital. Thompson died on September 4th. An autopsy determined Thompson’s cause of death was blunt force trauma with complications.



The preliminary investigation revealed a suspect assaulted the victim inside of the store before fleeing the area.



Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.) Please refer to case number 20-0037237.

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