Document: Police Arrest Suspect for Murder

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened on Dec. 11.

At around 4:09 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of 29^th Street, SE for the report of a shooting.

There, they found 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Lewkus Turner, a 26 year-old resident of Upper Marlboro, Md., was arrested for second-degree murder while armed on Dec. 29.

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