Document: Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting

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A suspect was arrested in the aftermath of a shooting that left one man dead.

At approximately 10:23 a.m. on April 6, Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street, NE, for the report of a shooting, according to a press release. There, they found 41-year-old Douglas Jerome Johnson suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The suspect, 25-year-old D’Andre Brewer, was apprehended by responding officers.

Johnson was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Brewer was charged with first-degree murder while armed.

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