Document: Arrest Made in Northeast Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on Feb. 21.

At approximately 2:50 a.m., officers located 80-year-old Dennis Stroy, inside of a medical facility, suffering from trauma. On March 20, Stroy succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

On July 20, 62-year-old Leon Odoms was arrested and charged with second degree murder.

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