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Arrest made in murder of woman found shot, in ablaze car in SE DC

DC police have arrested and charged a man suspected of fatally shooting a woman found inside a burning vehicle in SE DC.
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DC police have arrested and charged a man suspected of fatally shooting a woman found inside a burning vehicle in SE DC.

23-year-old Ashton Briscoe of NE DC has been charged with first degree murder while armed of 23-year-old Kerrice Lewis, of Hyattsville, Md. He was arrested Sunday.

RELATED: Body found in burning car

Lewis was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside of a burning car on the 800 block of Adrian Street, SE on December 28, 2017. After DC Fire and EMS extinguished the burning vehicle, Lewis was determined to be deceased and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The case is still under investigation.

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