Document: Woman Arrested for Murder

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A woman has been arrested for second-degree murder while armed in connection with a Sept. 5 homicide.

According to a press release, at approximately 11:53 a.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE, for the report of a shooting. There, they found 37-year-old Tarshaqua Chappel. suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Chakeatia Jackson, 37, was arrested on Dec. 9.

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