Document: MPD Arrests Man for a Shooting in Northeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that occurred on June 6 on the 5000 block of Just Street, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

On June 7, 46-year-old Bryant Jerome Russell was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of unregistered ammunition, and felon in possession of a firearm.

The investigation revealed that the victim and the suspect were known to one another.