Document: Arrest Made in Connection to a Northeast Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in connection to a homicide that occurred on Dec. 3, 2021, on the 1700 block of Capitol Avenue, NE.

According to a press release, at about 3:42 pm, officers located 17-year-old Larelle Washington suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead three days later at a local hospital.

On Dec. 30, an 18-year-old male who was a juvenile at the time of the offense, was arrested and charged with felony murder.

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