Document: Man Killed in Cleveland Park, Suspect Arrested

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a suspect for first-degree murder while armed in connection with a homicide that happened on Jan. 28.

At around 7:11 a.m. that day, officers responded to the 3300 block of Newark Street, NW for the report of a domestic violence assault. 

There, they found 54 year-old Donald Arndt inside of a residence, suffering from severe trauma. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Twenty-eight year-old Christian Arndt was apprehended by responding officers, according to a press release.