Document: Man Arrested in a Southwest Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in connection to a shooting that killed a man on Nov. 20 on the 4600 block of South Capitol Street, SW.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located an adult male on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.

The victim was identified as 29-year-old Gary Lavon Love III.

On Dec. 1, members of MPD’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested and charged 21-year-old Roy Jordan with first-degree murder while armed – premeditated.