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 February 28, 2018 Arrest Made in a Homicide: 4700 Block of Benning Road, Southeast (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that occurred on Wednesday, January 20, 2018, in the 4700 block of Benning Road, Southeast. At approximately 1:00 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult male, inside of a residence, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment. After all lifesaving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. The decedent was identified as 29 year-old Kenneth Poindexter, of Southeast, DC. On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested 26 year-old Charles Wennen Young, of no fixed address. He has been charged with First 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