Document: Police Arrest Third Suspect in 2017 Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a third suspect in connection to a fatal shooting in Southeast DC.

According to a press release, 30-year-old Gabriel Brown was arrested March 19 and charged with first-degree murder while armed – felony murder for his role in the alleged shooting of 24-year-old Tyrone Johnson on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on March 10, 2017.

The police previously arrested two other suspects in connection to the case. Jordan Woods and Antonio Upshaw were arrested on Dec. 29, 2017. Upshaw, 29, is also charged with first-degree murder while armed – felony murder. He is currently being held without bond and scheduled for a status hearing on April 8.

According to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Woods, who was 23 years old at the time of the murder, was released and his charges were dismissed.



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