Teen Charged In Fatal Shooting In Columbia Heights

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect in a January fatal shooting of a Northwest man in Columbia Heights, according to a police report.

On Sunday, Jan. 26, around 12:56 p.m., officers from the Third District responded to the report of a shooting in the 2900 Block of Sherman Avenue, N.W. Arriving on the scene, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. All efforts to save the victim's life failed and he was pronounced dead. Police identified the decedent as Andy Bonilla, 19, of Northwest.

MPD detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday and charged him with first degree murder while armed. The case remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text anonymous information to 50411.