Document: MPD Arrests a Suspect in the Fatal Shooting at McPherson Square

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that killed a man on Oct. 1, 2023, at McPherson Square on the 900 block of 15th Street, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of the sounds of gunshots. While searching the scene, officers located 56-year-old Leo Colter with gunshot wound injuries across from the location. He died at the scene.

On Feb. 16, 41-year-old Marques Johnson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.

MPD offers a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide in the District.