Joseph L. Kitchen Jr., an LGBTQ rights advocate who served as president of the Young Democrats of Maryland since 2013 and was a beloved figure among Democratic Party activists across the state and in Prince George’s County, was found dead in his D.C.
apartment on Sunday, Aug. 16 of unknown causes, according to D.C. police and the Office of the D.C. Chief Medical Examiner. A spokesperson for the Medical Examiner’s office said a determination of the cause of death was still pending as of early this week.
Members of Kitchen’s family told media outlets that authorities do not believe foul play was involved. Prince George’s County police said Kitchen, 34, was found deceased one day after friends and family members reported him missing to P.G.