Document: Fifteen-Year-Old Arrested for Murder

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A 15-year-old boy was arrested for murder in connection with the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy.

According to a press release, an investigation by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives revealed the homicide to be domestic in nature.

At around 12:49 p.m. on April 10, officers responded to the 3500 Block of Jay Street, NE for the report of a stabbing.

There, they found 16 year-old Marquette Galloway suffering from a stab wound. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

The suspect was arrested for second-degree murder while armed the next day.