Police arrest suspect in Dante Coleman homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Feb. 6 the alleged killer of Dante Coleman.

According to MPD, Ricardo Daquan Boston was taken into custody after being extradited back to D.C. in pursuance of an arrest warrant. Information on how he was apprehended is not available. Boston, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed.

Officers found Coleman, 20, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 3900 block of First Street, SE on Dec. 29, 2017. He died at a local hospital.

A court date has not been scheduled, at this time, for the suspect.