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 December 9, 2017 Arrest Made in a Homicide: 6900 Block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that occurred in the 6900 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, on Friday, December 8, 2017. At approximately 8:03 am, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for the report of the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival on the scene, members located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The decedent remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The decedent has been identified as 45-year-old Brian Andre Gibson, of Northwest, DC. On Friday, December 8, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 59-year-old Koonce Wright, of Silver Spring, MD, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed. ### METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 150 Years of Excellence in Policing the Nation’s Capital CONNECT WITH US Office of Communications 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 5126 Washington, DC 20001 www.mpdc.dc.gov