The Metropolitan Police Department announces a second arrest has been made in a fatal shooting in Northeast.
On Monday, September 2, 2024, at approximately 1:19 a.m., officers responded to a call for the sound of gunshots in the 2800 block of 7th Street, Northeast. Upon arrival, officers located a victim suffering from gunshot wound injuries. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
The decedent has been identified as 46-year-old Townsend Reginald Sowell, of Northeast.
On Friday, January 24, 2025, members of the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 29-year-old Rogea Murray, of Northeast, DC. Mr. Murray was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant with First Degree Murder while Armed.
Previously, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested a 32-year-old male, of Temple Hills, Maryland. He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premediated).
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