The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Northeast.
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 12:51 a.m., Sixth District officers were flagged down in the 2000 block of Benning Road, Northeast, for an unconscious female. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female victim suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where after all lifesaving efforts failed the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 28-year-old Daquane Johnson of Northeast, DC.
As a result of the detective’s investigation, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant 38-year-old Edgar Arrington of Salisbury, North Carolina, was arrested. Arrington was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated) (Aggravating Circumstances).
CCN: 25100809
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