Document: Suspect Arrested for Murder

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a Jan. 3 homicide.

At around 1:23 a.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE for the report of a shooting.

There, they found 22 year-old Joseph Simmons suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Rashon Hall, 25, was arrested for first-degree murder while armed on March 8.

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