Document: Arrest Made in Southeast Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives have made an arrest in connection to a homicide that occurred on July 1, on the 800 block of Yuma Street, SE.

According to a press release, at about 2:33 pm, officers located 17-year-old Dennis Simms suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

On Oct. 25, 19-year-old Davon Alston was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.