Document: Arrest Made in Connection to the Homicide of a 2-Year-Old Child

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on Oct. 13, on the Unit block of Atlantic Street, SW.

According to a press release, at about 9:04 pm, officers located 2-year-old Mars Jones unconscious and unresponsive. The victim succumbed to his injuries and he was pronounced dead five days later.

On Nov. 3, 23-year-old Dasean Matthews was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.