Document: Second Arrest Made in a 2021 Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a second arrest was made in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on May 14, 2021, on the 400 block of 2nd Street, NW.

According to MPD documents, 27-year-old Leonard Turner was shot at the location, and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.

On Feb. 20, 2024, 53-year-old Violet Davenport was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed, pursuant to a DC Superior Court indictment.

A man was previously arrested on Aug. 16, 2021, in connection to the case.

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