Document: Arrest Made in Relation to October 1 Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to an Oct. 1 homicide.

At approximately 11:59 p.m. police responded to the 200 block of 53rd Street, NE, due to a report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers located 33-year-old Andre Robertson unconscious and transported him to a local hospital. On Oct. 2, he succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.

On Oct. 3, an autopsy was conducted and the cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma, according to the press release.

On Dec. 17, MPD officers arrested 28-year-old Darius Robertson and charged him with second-degree murder while armed, according to the press release.