Document: MPD Arrests Suspect in a Fatal Shooting in Southeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of an individual in connection to a homicide on Oct. 30, 2023 on the 1800 block of Fairlawn Avenue, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of found human remains, where an adult male’s body was located in a trash can. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death as a homicide.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Kwame Keith.

On May 7, 34-year-old Emmanuel Lewis was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed.