Document: Man Apprehended After Woman Killed in Northwest Stabbing

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a stabbing that killed a woman on Dec. 19 on the 1200 block of 11th Street, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a domestic disturbance, where they located a woman inside a residence with stab wound injuries. She died at the scene.

The victim was identified as 31-year-old Reyna Garcia-Lopez.

On Dec. 20, 54-year-old Alberto Valle-Carranza was arrested in Michigan City, Indiana, and charged with second-degree murder while armed. He will go through the extradition process and be returned to the District to face charges.