Document: Suspect Arrested for First-Degree Murder while Armed

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made an arrest in connection with a homicide that happened on Sept. 23.

At around 2:44 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Southern Avenue, SE after hearing the sound of gunshots. There, they found Christopher Washington, a 30 year-old resident of Southeast, DC, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

On Oct. 4, 33 year-old Edward Poe of Waldrorf, Md., was transported to the homicide branch.

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