On Sept. 7, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 31-year-old Gregory Smithwick with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on Sept. 13, 2013, on the 1900 block 3rd Street, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of an unconscious person, where they located an adult male shooting victim with no signs consistent with life.
The victim was identified as 34-year-old Vernon Davis.
