Document: Police Arrest Suspect for August Murder

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect Sept. 30 who is believed to be connected to a homicide that occurred in August.

According to a press release, officers arrested 31-year-old Marco Eugene Scott-Bey for his alleged role in the death of 53-year-old David Bodrick on the 1300 block of New York Avenue, NE.

Scott-Bey is charged with second degree murder.

According to court documents, on July 31 Scott-Bey and Bodrick go into a physical altercation at the homeless shelter they were both staying in at the time. The result caused Bodrick to suffer from skull and jaw fractures. On Aug. 3, Bodrick checked himself out of the hospital only to return on Aug. 5 after complaining of a headache and stomachache. Bodrick then fell into a coma and was pronounced dead on Aug. 31.

Editor’s note: D.C. Witness’s homicide count differs from the Metropolitan Police Department’s calculation because D.C. Witness records all violent deaths, including police-involved shootings, murder/suicides and vehicular homicides.

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