Shameka Jones fatally shot

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Police have charged a man for the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Shameka Delephine Jones.

Jones was discovered by police around 8:16 a.m. July 22, in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, SE. She was found, inside of a residence, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC fire and EMS found no signs of life and pronounced her dead at the scene.

Police arrested 40-year-old Ronald Randolph, Jr., on the same day and charged him with first-degree murder while armed.

According to an article from the Washington Post, Randolph had just been released from prison for a 1999 murder.