Document: Arrest Made for Homicide on 57th Place, SE

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect Dec. 3 in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman in Southeast DC.

According to a press release, Robert Theodore Smith allegedly shot Nya Howard-Reynolds on the Unit block of 57th Place, SE on Nov. 30. Howard-Reynolds was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Smith, 22, is  charged with second-degree murder while armed. He is scheduled to be presented at the DC Courts on Dec. 4.