A 31-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police.

       The shooting occurred about 12:35 p.m. in the 200 block of Mississippi Avenue SE.

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       Police said the victim, identified as Dimitrie Jackson of Southeast, was found inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

       No other details have been released.

       Homicides in the District are up about 4 percent over last year’s pace.