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- January 25, 2019
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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Jan. 24 a man who is suspected of killing a 24 year old in 2017.
According to a press release, Christopher Green is charged with first-degree felony murderfor allegedly shooting 24-year-old Zaan Scott on the 1300 block of Southern Avenue, SE in April of 2017. Scott succumbed to his injuries a almost a month later.
According to the Washington Post, Scott, who was a swim instructor at the William H Rumsey Aquatic Center on Capitol Hill, was shot during a robbery attempt. The bullet allegedly paralyzed Scott from the waist down and caused a blood clot, which the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled as the reason of death.
Green, 32, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 8.