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D.C. Witness Staff
- March 19, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced three men were arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Jan. 23 on the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting. When they arrived, they located 59-year-old Raymond Ballard inside a business with gunshot wound injuries. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
On March 18, pursuant to an arrest warrant from the DC Superior Court, 18-year-old Steven Metts, 19-year-old Jovontae Wallace, and 21-year-old Keondre Carroll were arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.