Document: MPD Arrests 16-Year-Old in Brookland Metro Station Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a juvenile was arrested and charged in connection to the Brookland Metro Station shooting that killed 14-year-old Avion Evans on April 4 on the 800 block of Monroe Street, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting. They located Evans suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite all life saving efforts, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

As a result of the detectives’ investigation and a DC Superior Court custody order, a 16-year-old male was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed.