Document: Arrest Made in January Homicide Near Marvin Gaye Park

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Jan. 8.

According to a press release, officers arrested Feb. 27 Dejuan George. George, 25, is being charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing Abdul Watts on the 5600 block of Dix Street, NE. Watts, 46, was pronounced dead at an area hospital.