Document: Man Arrested for a Homicide in Northeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch announced the arrest of a man in connection to a homicide that occurred on Dec. 1 on the 900 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located a man with gunshot wound injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim was identified as 23-year-old Brandon Lewis.

On Dec. 1, 22-year-old Clarence McKnight was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed.