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Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide on Bladensburg Road, NW

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect for a homicide that occurred on Feb. 19, 2022.

According to the press release, the MPD arrived at the report of a shooting inside a building on the 3000 block of Bladensburg Road, NW. The victim, 31-year-old Maurice McRae, was found inside the building with a gunshot wound.

According to the press release, McRae succumbed to his injuries endured by the shooting. On June 27, 2022, police located and arrested suspect Riley Benjamin, 31, for the murder of McRae. Benjamin is charged with second-degree murder while armed.

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