Document: Suspect Arrested in Relation to October Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department investigators have made an arrest in relation to an Oct. 6 homicide.

At approximately 9:46 pm. police responded to the 400 block of 12th Street, SE, due to sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, police located 26-year-old Aaron Wiggins with gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead on scene, according to the press release.

On Dec. 21, officers arrested 18-year-old Antonio Hawley and charged him with first-degree murder while armed in relation to the homicide. Hawley was driving a stolen vehicle at the time of the arrest. Due to this, he was also charged with carjacking and unauthorized use of a vehicle in relation to another incident, according to the press release.

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