Document: Arrest Made in Homicide Case

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to a July 21 homicide.

At approximately 12:16 a.m. on July 21 police responded to the 2200 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, due to a report of a shooting. Upon arrival police located 27-year-old Malcolm Johnson inside a nearby vehicle on the 2400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, and pronounced him dead on scene. A second victim was also located and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Rondez Tibbs, 26, has since been arrested and charged with felony murder.