Second arrest made in connection with fatal shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 19, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Another man was arrested on Jan. 18 in connection with a shooting that resulted in the homicide of a 22-year-old.

Robert Handsome Washington, a resident of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing Maleak Coffin.

Derrick Hart was the first arrest made in connection with the homicide. He was arrested on Jan. 2 and charged with first-degree murder while armed.

According to a press release, officers arrived just after 11 a.m. on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE and found Coffin unconscious inside of a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital. Coffin died on Dec. 26, 2017.

Hart is currently being held without bond and due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 9.