Mario Alfaro arrested for allegedly shooting Jonathan Vilchez

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A man was arrested on Thursday for the alleged murder of Jonathan Vilchez.

Vilchez was found shot on the 5400 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. He was pronounced dead and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Mario Alfario, 23, was located by officers in the 800 block of Kennedy Street, NW, with gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed.

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