Document: Police Arrest Suspect in 2015 Murder

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested Feb. 25 a man suspected of committing a murder in 2015.

According to a press release, police arrested Joshua Artis and charged him with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 28-year-old Ryan Matthew Addison on the 200 block of Elmira Street, SW. There has been a bench warrant out for Artis’ arrest since November 15, 2018, when he failed to attend a felony arraignment hearing connected to the case.

Artis is also charged with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, according to DC Courts.

In December of 2018, D.C. Witness reported that Artis, 29, is a member of the Imperial Gangsta Bloods also known as IGB, which is a criminal organization that operates in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia, amongst other states in the United States.

A grand jury indictment states that a regional IGB leader “authorized” Artis to travel from Virginia to Washington, DC to kill Addison, who they believed killed 25-year-old Rodney Davis, who was a friend of theirs. Davis was fatally shot on the Unit block of Galveston Place, SW on Aug. 11, 2015.