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 30, 2017

Second Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1300 block of
Rittenhouse Street, Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
have announced a second arrest has been made in the fatal shooting that occurred in the 1300
block of Rittenhouse Street, Northwest, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
At approximately 8:15 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the area for the sounds
of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers discovered one adult male and one juvenile male, suffering
from gunshot wounds, in the rear alley of the listed location. DC Fire and EMS arrived on the
scene and transported both victims to area hospitals. The adult victim was treated for non-life
threatening injuries. The juvenile victim was pronounced dead after all life-saving efforts failed.
The decedent has been identified as 16 year-old Yoselis Regino Barrios.
On Wednesday, November 22, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members
of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested an adult male, of
Northwest, DC, and charged him with First Degree Murder while Armed.
On Thursday, November 30, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of
the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested 17-year-old Victor
Hernandez, of Hyattsville, MD, and charged him as an adult with First Degree Murder while
Armed.
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