1st Degree Murder Charges Filed In 2020 Fatal Shooting Of Tennessee Man In Southeast DC

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested two suspects Wednesday in connection with the June 2020 fatal shooting of 21-year-old Albert Smith of of Grand Junction, Tennessee, according to a police release.

Police from MPD's Seventh District found Smith and another man suffering from gunshot wounds around 7:19 p.m., on June 14, 2020 in the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast. Both men were taken to the hospital, where Smith succumbed to his injuries. The other man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Acting on DC Superior Court arrest warrants on Wednesday, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended 32-year-old John Wilkins of Temple Hills, Maryland, and 34-year-old Marcel Gavin of Northeast. Police charged both of them with first degree murder while armed.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to contact MPD at 202-727-9099. The department is currently officer a $25,000 reward for anyone who supplies information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for a homicide in the District. Anonymous information may be submitted via MPD's text tip line, but sending a text message to 50411.