Document: Arrest Made in Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to a homicide that occurred on Oct. 22.

At approximately 9:37 a.m. police responded to the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, SE, due to a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, police located 21-year-old Michael Phillip Johnson with stab wounds and transported him to a local hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.

On Oct. 27, officers arrested 51-year-old Warren Tyson and charged him with second-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.