Crime & Safety

Girl, 16, Accused In Fatal Stabbing Of Alexandria Man

Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 16 fatal stabbing of Hassan Jalloh.

Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 16 fatal stabbing of Hassan Jalloh
Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 16 fatal stabbing of Hassan Jalloh (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 16 fatal stabbing of Hassan Jalloh, 20, of Alexandria, Virginia, according to a police release.

Officers from the First District responded around 6:30 p.m., to the 600 block of I St., N.W., for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, they found Jalloh unconscious, unresponsive, and suffering from multiple stab wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported Jalloh to a nearby hospital for treatment, but all live-saving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead.

On Tuesday, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a 16-year-old girl of no fixed address. They charged her with first degree murder while armed.

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