Arrest in DC for Assault with Gun on Valley Avenue

DC Metropolitan Police

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announces an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, June 26, 2023, in the 1200 block of Valley Avenue, Southeast.

At approximately 6:16 pm, Seventh District officers responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

On Saturday, August 5, 2023, 31-year-old Walik Smith, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

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