Document: MPD Makes Arrest in Fatal Shooting in Northeast

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 18-year-old Jaylen Suggs, who is charged with first-degree murder while armed – felony murder, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Ricky Canty. The incident occurred on April 25 on the 4500 block of Sheriff Road, NE.

Suggs, who was a juvenile at the time of the incident, is charged as an adult under Title 16.