Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Memorial Day Weekend Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested June 3 a suspect for the murder of a 44-year-old resident of Southeast, DC.

According to a press release, 35 year-old Travis Russell is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 44 year-old Michael Hooker on the 2700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE on May 26. Hooker was pronounced dead at a local hospital.



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