The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in a homicide that occurred in August of 2024 in Northeast.
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at approximately 5:46 a.m., officers responded to the 1400 block of Downing Street, Northeast for a report of a man down. Upon arrival officers located an adult male victim, who was unconscious and suffering from multiple injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, where on Monday, October 24, 2024, he succumbed to his injuries.
The detectives’ investigation revealed that the victim was struck multiple times by the suspect with a pole.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma, and the manner of death ruled a homicide.
The victim has been identified as 70-year-old Maurice Rowe, of no fixed address.
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 70-year-old Morris Stokes, of Northeast, D.C., was arrested and charged with Assault With A Dangerous Weapon (Pole).
On Friday, May 30, 2025, as a result of a DC Superior Court Indictment, and pursuant to a DC Superior Court Booking Order, members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Fugitive Unit responded to DC Jail and arrested Stokes. He has been charged with First Degree Murder While Armed.
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