Document: 20 Year-Old Arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened in the early hours of Oct. 18.

At around 12:55 a.m., officers responded to the  1400 block of Perry Place, NW for the report of a man down.

There, they found 64 year-old Saul Hernandez, of Northwest, DC suffering from blunt force trauma. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. An autopsy from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Officers also found a second adult male with non life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital.

Twenty year-old James Williams of Northwest, DC was arrested on Nov. 2.

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