Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide in Southwest DC

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch announced a man has been arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred on July 30 on the 4000 block of South Capitol Street, SW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a suicide, where they located a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a local hospital, where, after all life-saving efforts failed, she succumbed to her injuries. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) ruled her death a homicide.

The victim was identified as 31-year-old Tyshida Williams.

On Oct. 30, MPD arrested and charged 32-year-old Pernell Sims with second-degree murder while armed.