April 10, 2025
(Washington, DC) – The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect involved in a fatal shooting in Southeast.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at approximately 2:25 p.m., Seventh District officers responded to the 3500 block of 6th Street, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female, unconscious and not breathing, suffering gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and after all lifesaving measures failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as a 25-year-old Taeje Butler of Southeast, DC.
Seventh District officers arrested the suspect on the scene without incident. As a result of the detectives’ investigation, 25-year-old Josiah Garrison of Southeast, DC, was charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed. The investigation revealed the offense was domestic in nature.
