Document: Arrest Made Exactly a Month After Juvenile Was Shot and Killed

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in connection to a homicide that occurred on July 9, on the 3500 block of Hayes Street, NE.

At approximately 5:26 p.m., officers located 17-year-old Damari Deon Wright suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Aug. 9, 18-year-old Marquelle Hodges was arrested and charged with second degree murder while armed.