The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has made an arrest in reference to a homicide. The initial offense occurred on April 29, 2019 on the 100 block of Michigan Avenue, NE.
At approximately 4:59 p.m., officers responded to the above location for the report of a stabbing. They located an adult male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
On May 9, 2019, police arrested 20 year-old Matthew Walker and charged him with assault with intent to kill while armed.
On Nov. 4, the victim, 23 year-old Jamal Green-Lee, succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy was performed, and the cause of death was complications from stab wounds. Green-Lee’s death has been ruled a homicide.
On Dec. 18, Walker was transported to the Homicide Branch, where the charges were upgraded to second-degree murder while armed.
