Document: MPD Arrests Man for July Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a July 3, 2023 homicide.

According to MPD documents, on the day of the incident, officers responded to the 2800 block of Hartford Street, SE, for the report of a shooting. At the location, officers located 33-year-old Langston Sharps with gunshot wound injuries. He died at the scene.

On Dec. 28, pursuant to an arrest warrant, officers arrested and charged 22-year-old Jahi Settles with second-degree murder while armed.