Document: Suspect Arrested in 2018 Homicide

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A suspect has been arrested in reference to a homicide that occurred in 2018.

At approximately 12:13 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2018, Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 1500 block of Benning Road, NE, for the report of sounds of gunshots, according to a press release. There, they found 27-year-old Wilbert Brooks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene.

On Dec. 19, 27-year-old Rashad Hood III was arrested for first-degree murder while armed.

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