Document: Police Arrest Suspect for Minnesota Ave. Homicide

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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a man believed to be involved in a homicide that took place on the 2300 Block of Minnesota Avenue, SE on AuJermonegust 23.

Jerome Israel, 18, was apprehended on Dec. 19 and charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 24-year-old Chaquan Barbett, according to a press release.

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