Man fatally shot in Southeast D.C.

A man was fatally shot in Southeast D.C. Friday, the fifth homicide in the District in roughly 48 hours.

D.C. police said 45-year-old William Parker, of Capitol Heights, was slain near on the 2700 block of Elvans Road SE. Officers found Parker suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at about 8:10 p.m., police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.