Document: Homicide on Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

According to a press release, officers located 62-year-old, Robert Bolich suffering from multiple stab wounds on Aug. 22. DC Fire and Emergency Services transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Later that day, police arrested 42-year-old Lance Ammons and charged him with first degree murder while armed.

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