Document: Arrest Made in November Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department has announced an arrest in relation to a Nov. 22 homicide.

At approximately 10:17 p.m. officers responded to the 4700 Block of South Capitol Street, SE, due to a report of a shooting. upon arrival, officers located 30-year-old Dawann Saunders in a parking lot with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the press release.

A second victim was also found nearby and treated for non-life-threatening injuries., according to the press release.

On Dec. 20, officers arrested 20-year-old Lloyd Patterson-Ross and charged him with first-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.