Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1900 Block of 7th Street, Northwest

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On June 8, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 20-year-old Demarcus Barnett with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Lasanta McGill on June 8, on the 1900 block of 7th Street, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers located an individual suffering from gunshot wounds and transported them to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

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