Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 4700 Block of South Capitol Street, Southeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 22-year-old Korriek Akinola with first-degree murder premeditated while armed for his alleged involvement in a fatal shooting that occurred on June 6 on the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area for the sounds of gunshots, where they located an adult male shooting victim with no signs consistent with life.

The victim was identified as 29-year-old Joshua White.