Document: Arrest Made in 2019 Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Detectives have made an arrest in relation to a 2019 homicide.

At about 6:58 p.m. on June 30, 2019, officers responded to the 3400 block of 13th Place, SE, due to a report of a shooting. Ja’Vontay Brown was found with gunshot wounds and transferred to a local hospital. Brown, 18, later succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.

On July 26, police arrested 28-year-old Dalonte Harrison and charged him with first-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.