WASHINGTON — Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in 2020.
According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the shooting happened in the 6200 block of 8th Street, NW on Oct. 1, 2020.
When officers arrived just after 4:30 p.m., they found a man who had been shot multiple times. The man, identified as 42-year-old Arthur Daniels IV, was taken to a nearby hospital for help but later died from his injuries.
Two months later, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection to Daniels' death. He was charged as an adult in December 2020 with first-degree murder while armed.
A second teen was arrested for Daniels' death on Feb. 28, 2020. The 17-year-old has also been charged as an adult with first-degree murder while armed.
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