Document: Arrest Made in Homicide Case

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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.

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