The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 36-year-old Kareem Thomas in connection with a 2024 homicide on 16th Street and Kentucky Avenue, SE. On Oct 21, 2024, officers found 23-year-old Jakele Allen deceased from gunshot wounds. Thomas was apprehended in Mount Vernon, NY, and extradited to Washington, DC, where he faces charges of Second Degree Murder while Armed.
