Document: Arrest Made in a Southwest Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 26.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue, SW, for the report of a shooting, where they located a man with gunshot wound injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died.

The victim was identified as 27-year-old Tyvez Monroe.

On Dec. 28, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 36-year-old Deonte Vondell Spicer was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.