In a media release, Metropolitan Police announced the arrest of a man in connection to a fatal shooting. MPD Fourth District officers responded to a reported shooting in the 700 block of Morton Street Northwest around 7:37 p.m. on February 25, 2024. At the scene, responding officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound in the rear alley of the 700 block of Lamont Street.
The victim succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The victim was later identified as 17-year-old Jabari Malloy. On March 14, 2024, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended 42-year-old Rico Antjuan Parker. He is charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).
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