Document: Two Men Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Tennessee Man

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Two men were arrested in connection with a Congress Heights homicide.

At approximately 7:19 am on June 14, police officers responded to a shooting on the 1300 block of Congress Street in Southeast, DC. There, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. One of them, 21-year-old Albert Smith, of Grand Junction, Tn., succumbed to his injuries, according to a press release.

On March 2, pursuant to DC Superior Court arrest warrants, 32-year-old John Wilkins and 34-year-old Marcel Gavin were arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.