Document: MPD Arrests 14-Year-Old for Shooting Another Teen

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a 14-year-old in connection to a shooting that injured a 16-year-old on April 26 on the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located a 16-year-old with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

On May 12, the 14-year-old boy turned himself in, and was charged with assault with intent to commit murder.