Document: Arrest Made in May Homicide

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

At approximately 10:18 p.m. on May 17 police responded to the unit block of O Street, SW, due to a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police located 27-year-old Daqual Covington and pronounced him dead on scene, according to the press release.

On Sept. 28 officers arrested 20-year-old Trevon Devore and charged him with second-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.

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