The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 38-year-old Brandon Smith with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 4 on the Unit block of Patterson Street, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located an adult male shooting victim with no signs consistent with life.
The victim was identified as 44-year-old Charles Antonio Stanton.