Document: Arrest Made in Double Homicide

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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a double homicide that occurred on July 25.

At around 3:58 p.m. that day, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to the 100 Block of Q Street, NW, for the report of a shooting, according to a press release. There, they found 22-year-old Jovan Hill Jr. and 19-year-old Tariq Riley suffering from gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A third victim was found at a local hospital being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

On Dec. 13, 20-year-old Jalen Browne was arrested for two counts of first-degree murder while armed.

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