METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Peter Newsham

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dustin Sternbeck

Chief of Police

Director

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Public Information Office: 202- 727-4383

November 2, 2017

Second Arrest Made in a Homicide Offense:
1200 Block of I Street, Southeast
(Washington, DC) - Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch
announced that a second arrest has been made in a Homicide offense that occurred in the 1200
block of I Street, Southeast, on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
At approximately 5:56 pm, members of the First District responded to the listed location for the
report of the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a
gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local
hospital with life threatening injuries.
On Sunday, October 1, 2017, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced
dead. The decedent has been identified as 24-year-old, Carl Hardy, of Northeast, DC.
On Thursday, October 26, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, a 16-year-old
juvenile male, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged as an adult with First Degree
Murder While Armed.
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 17 year-old
Quincy Garvin, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged as an adult with First Degree
Murder While Armed.
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