Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Task Force have announced an arrest has been made in reference to a fatal fire that occurred on Sunday, August 18, 2019 in the 700 block of Kennedy Street, Northwest.
At approximately 9:36 am, members of the Fourth District and DC Fire and EMS responded to a fire, inside of a structure, at the listed location. Upon gaining entry to the structure, members of DC Fire and EMS located an adult male and a juvenile male inside. Both of the victims were transported to area hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries sustained as a result of the fire.
On Sunday, August 18, 2019, 40-year-old Fitsum Getachew Kebede, of Northwest, DC succumbed to his injuries.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 9-year-old Yafet Solomen, of Northwest, DC succumbed to his injuries.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, as a result of a DC Superior Court bench warrant, members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Task Force located and arrested 61 year-old James Walker, of Baltimore, MD. He had been previously indicted on two counts of Second Degree Murder and two counts of Involuntary Manslaughter.
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