Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest in a homicide that occurred on Monday, January 30, 2023, in the 1500 block of Anacostia Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 8:21 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, the members located an adult female victim, inside of a residence, suffering from apparent trauma. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and after finding no signs consistent with life, the victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy. As a result of the autopsy, the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
The decedent has been identified as 39-year-old Lennette Clark, of Northeast, DC.
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 58-year-old Terry Charles, Jr., of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder. The detectives’ investigation revealed this offense was domestic in nature.