Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that occurred, in the 1600 block of Rosedale Street, Northeast, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019.
At approximately 9:47 pm, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located two unconscious adult male victims inside of a residence, suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found that the victims displayed no signs consistent with life. Both victims remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedents have been identified as 24 year-old Devon Miler, of Northeast, DC, and 27 year-old Lekelefac Fonge, of Lanham, MD.
On Saturday, October 12, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 27 year-old Davon Peyton, of Alexandria, VA. He has been charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).
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