Saturday, April 11, 2020
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Friday, April 10, 2020, in the 4000 block of Clay Place, Northeast.
At approximately 11:56 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult male, inside of a residence, suffering from a stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. The detectives’ investigation revealed that this offense is domestic in nature.
The decedent has been identified as 33 year-old Cornell Mason, of Northeast, DC.
On Saturday, April 11, 2020, 44 year-old Phillip Humphrey, of Northeast, DC was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder.
Content retrieved from: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrest-made-homicide-4000-block-clay-place-northeast.