Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on August 23, on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE.

According to a press release, at about 9:34 pm, officers located 24-year-old Chaquan Barbett suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Dec. 19, 18-year-old Jerome Israel was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.