Document: MPD Extradites and Charges Teenager for December Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the extradition of a juvenile suspect wanted for a homicide that occurred on Dec. 18, 2023, on the 5400 block of Illinois Avenue, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers were at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, NW, when they heard gunshots. They responded to the location, where they located a man with gunshot wound injuries. A private vehicle took the victim to the hospital, where he died.

The victim was identified as 27-year-old Jihad Darden.

On Feb. 7, pursuant to a DC Superior Court custody order, a 15-year-old juvenile male was arrested in Bowie, MD.

He went through the extradition process and was returned to the District. On Feb. 12, he was taken to the Homicide Branch, where he was charged with first-degree murder while armed.