Document: Suspect Arrested for Second-Degree Murder

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A suspect has been arrested in relation to a homicide that occurred on Sept. 24, 2020.

According to a press release, at approximately 7:39 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 5200 block of Western Avenue, NW, for the report of a shooting.

There, they found 20-year-old Baltimore resident Tavon Brown suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Another victim was found in Montgomery County, Md., and taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

On Dec. 22, 43-year-old Michael Tymas was arrested for second-degree murder while armed.

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