Document: Police Arrest Suspect for September Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Oct. 10 Terrell Anthony Stephenson for the murder of Ervin Eugene Watkins on Sept. 23.

Stephenson, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed (premeditated). The suspect was apprehended five days after an arrest warrant was issued, according to DC Courts.

According to a press release, Stephenson allegedly shot Watkins, 28, multiple times on the 1400 Block of Howard Road, SE. Watkins succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.

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