Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred Thursday, April 22, 2021, in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast.
At approximately 10:26 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for an investigate the trouble call for service. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim suffering from a stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 22 year-old Brandon Johnson, of Southeast, DC.
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 28 year-old Dominic Crowder, of Southeast, DC. He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed.