Document: Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to a July 18 homicide.

At about 1:28 a.m. officers reported to the 6700 block of 5th Street, NW, due to a report of a shooting. Police found 29-year-old Dara Northern with gunshot wounds and transported her to a local hospital. She later succumbed to her injuries, according to the press release.

An investigation later found that the incident occurred on the 6100 block of 4th Street, NW, according to the press release.