Document: Police Arrest Suspect in April Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect in a fatal domestic assault on the 600 block of Galveston Place, SE.

According to a press release, Joseph Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the stabbing death of 62-year-old Arnold Smith on April 9. Smith, 60, was arrested later that same day.

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