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D.C. Witness Staff
- March 22, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a homicide that occurred on Dec. 17, 2022, on the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of the sounds of gunshots. When they arrived, they located a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. After finding the man with no signs consistent with life, he was pronounced dead. The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim was identified as 30-year-old Avon Perkins.
On March 21, Jakeim Miller, 25, was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed.