Document: MPD Arrests Man for Southeast Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a man in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 6 on the 2600 block of Naylor Road, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Tyejuan Harkum.

On Feb. 13, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, MPD arrested and charged 26-year-old Robert Straughter with second-degree murder.