DC Metro Police Nab Suspect in July Murder Case

DC Metropolitan Police

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce a man has been arrested for a July 2023 homicide.

On Monday, July 3, 2023, at approximately 12:16 pm, Seventh District officers responded to the 2800 block of Hartford Street, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 33-year-old Langston Sharps, of Southeast, DC, with gunshot wound injuries. He died at the scene.

On Thursday, December 28, 2023, members of the Seventh District arrested 22-year-old Jahi Settles, of no fixed address, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant. He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.

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