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1 man dead, another arrested for deadly shooting in Northeast DC

When police located the alleged shooter he had a handgun.

WASHINGTON — A man was found shot to dead inside of a vehicle in Northeast D.C. early Sunday, and now another man has been arrested for the crime.

Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were responding to a report of the sounds of gunshots just after 2:40 a.m. During this they were flagged down and directed to the rear of 16th Street Northeast, off of Benning Road Northeast, where they located a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside of a car.

Police said the shooting victim, identified as 41-year-old Kelvin Hamlett, of Southwest D.C., died at the scene.

During the investigation at the scene, detectives were able to develop a suspect in the case and a lookout was initiated. Soon after, the suspect was located and apprehended, who was also found in possession of a handgun at the time.

According to the police department, the suspect, identified as 46-year-old John Dickens, II, was arrested and charged with second degree murder while armed.

Across the District, there has been a total of 235 homicide cases as of Nov. 9, which is an increase of 32% compared to the previous year, MPD's database stated. Within the same time last year there were 178 homicide cases.

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