The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 45-year-old Niwatilagu Long, who is alleged to have been involved in a homicide on Dec. 19 on North Capitol Street, NE. The victim, identified as 44-year-old Melvin Saunders, was found with a fatal gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. Long has been charged with Second-Degree Murder while Armed.
