Document: Police Apprehend Suspect Wanted in Reference to Deadly Shooting

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A Maryland man who was wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder while armed has been arrested.

On the morning of Feb. 27, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 32-year-old Michael Whitehead suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 100 block of N Street, NW, according to a press release. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

On April 18, police informed the public that they have identified their suspect as 33-year-old Darrow Johnson, of Clinton, Md. Johnson was arrested on April 21.

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