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- MPD Makes Arrest in Benning Road Homicide
The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Northeast.
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 12:51 a.m., Sixth District officers were flagged down in the 2000 block of Benning Road, Northeast, for an unconscious female. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female victim suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where after all lifesaving efforts failed the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 28-year-old Daquane Johnson of Northeast, DC.
As a result of the detective’s investigation, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant 38-year-old Edgar Arrington of Salisbury, North Carolina, was arrested. Arrington was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated) (Aggravating Circumstances).
- MPD Makes Arrest in Northeast Shooting
The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in a shooting that occurred during a robbery attempt Saturday night in Northeast.
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, at approximately 10:24 p.m., First District officers responded to the 200 block of 8th Street, Northeast for the report of a shooting. One adult male victim was located conscious and breathing suffering from a from a gunshot wound. A short time later an additional shooting patient, the suspect in the offense, was located in the 400 block of 9th Street, Northeast. Both the victim and the suspect were transported to area hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation determined that the suspect approached the victim and demanded the victim’s property at gunpoint. The victim complied, and the suspect then demanded the victim unlock his cell phone. A struggle then occurred for the suspect’s firearm, causing the firearm to discharge and injure both the victim and the suspect.
As a result of the detectives’ investigation, a 17-year-old juvenile male of Suitland, MD, was arrested and charged with Assault with Intent to Rob.