April 2023 Southeast Homicide: Man Arrested

DC Metropolitan Police

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made for an April 2023 Homicide.

On Friday, April 21, 2023, at approximately 12:11 am, Sixth District officers were responding to a call for service when they located a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of 19th Street, Southeast. He died at the scene.

The victim was identified as 32-year-old Dajuan Blakney, of Southeast, DC.

On Saturday, October 14, 2023, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, Sixth District officers located and arrested 35-year-old Darrell Hinkle, of Southeast, DC. He has been charged with First-Degree Murder while Armed.

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