(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch announce a man has been apprehended for a stabbing that killed a woman in Northwest.
On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at approximately 2:49 a.m., Third District officers responded to the 1200 block of 11th Street, Northwest for the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers located a woman inside of a residence with stab wound injuries. She died at the scene.
The investigation determined that this offense was domestic in nature.
The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Reyna Garcia-Lopez, of Northwest, DC.
On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Great Lake Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 54-year-old Alberto Valle-Carranza, of Northwest, DC, in Michigan City, Indiana. Valle-Carranza was wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with Second Degree Murder while Armed. Valle-Carranza will go through the extradition process and will be returned to Washington, DC, where he will face charges.
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