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Document: Suspect Arrested in Relation to Homicide

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) have arrested a suspect in relation to a homicide.

At about 6:57 p.m. on June 30 officers responded to the 1600 block of 17th Place, SE, due to reports of a traffic accident. Police found 46-year-old Joseph Ogunjodu in a vehicle with stab wounds and later pronounced him dead on scene.

On June 30, police arrested 40-year-old Herbert Smallwood and charged him with second-degree murder while armed.

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