Police say the accused gunman was shot by an officer minutes later after firing toward a bystander nearby.
WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old Washington man has been charged with first-degree murder after police said he fatally shot a Maryland man at a Northeast bus stop, then appeared about 20 minutes later with a gun several blocks away before being shot by an officer.
Metropolitan Police Department investigators identified the man who died as 27-year-old Yeferson Moreno-Gimenez of Temple Hills, Maryland. Police said William Louis Chase Jr., of Northwest Washington, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, felony assault on a police officer and emergency personnel, and assault with a dangerous weapon. Chase was seriously injured in the police shooting and taken to a hospital for treatment.
The violence began at about 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when Sixth District officers were called to the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue NE for a report of a shooting at a bus stop. Officers found Moreno-Gimenez unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound, according to police. D.C. Fire and EMS took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead despite lifesaving efforts.
About 19 minutes after the first call, officers were sent to the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue NE after receiving a report that a man was firing a gun in a business parking lot. Police said responding officers saw a man holding a firearm when they arrived.
As the officers got out of their vehicle, the armed man fired in the direction of a bystander who was leaving a nearby business, police said. An officer then fired a department weapon and struck the man. Emergency crews treated the wounded man and took him to a hospital with serious injuries. Police recovered a firearm at the scene.
Detectives later determined that Chase, the man wounded by police in the parking lot, was also the suspect in the earlier shooting that killed Moreno-Gimenez, according to the department. Authorities have not publicly described a motive for the killing or said whether Moreno-Gimenez and Chase knew each other.
The murder charge marks a major change from the first hours after the shootings, when authorities initially reported that the bus stop victim was hospitalized in critical condition and said the wounded suspect was expected to face charges. Police later confirmed that Moreno-Gimenez died and publicly released the identities of both men.
The officer’s gunfire is being examined separately from the homicide investigation. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau Force Investigations Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting, while homicide detectives are handling the killing. Police said members involved in the officer shooting were placed on administrative leave under department policy.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is expected to independently review the facts and evidence surrounding the police shooting. The release of body-worn camera footage will be handled under District law, police said. Chase remained hospitalized in the latest publicly available update, while the criminal case and separate review of the officer’s use of force remained pending.
Author note: Last updated October 31, 2026.