Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Sunday, January 5, 2020, in the 1200 block of U Street, Northwest.
At approximately 2:21 am, members of the Third District responded to the listed location for the report of an aggravated assault. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 22 year-old Dy’Mani Priestley, of Hyattsville, MD.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 35 year-old Reginald Hooks, of Northeast, DC. He was charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.
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