Document: Arrest Made in March Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in relation to a March homicide.

At approximately 10:43 p.m. on March 13 officers responded to the 600 block of O Street, NW, due to sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located 29-year-old Nicolas Hawkins with multiple gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.

On November 23, officers arrested 26-year-old Anthony Whitted and charged him with second-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.