Document: Police Arrest Suspect for Murder

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened on March 27.

At around 1:33 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Forrester Street, SE for the report of a shooting, according to a press release.

There, they found 34-year-old Evan Wood with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene.

John Philogene, 23, was arrested for second-degree murder while armed on April 27.

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