Crime & Safety
2nd Arrest Made In Congress Heights Fatal Shooting: Police
D.C. homicide detectives arrested a second person in connection with the Sept. 26 fatal shooting of Anthony Lee in Congress Heights.
WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department made a second arrest Wednesday in the Sept. 26 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Anthony Lee, of Southwest, according to a police report.
Seventh District officers responded around 11:25 p.m., to the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., S.E., for the sound of gunshots. They found Lee, suffering from a gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and EMS transported him to a nearby hospital, but all lifesaving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead.
Acting on a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant on Oct. 19, MPD arrested Niko James Hall, 29, of Southeast, and charged him with first degree murder while armed (premeditated).
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On Wednesday, homicide detectives, acting on a similar warrant, arrested Kyrie Wells, 18, of Southeast, and charged him with first degree murder while armed (premeditated).
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