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

March 6, 2018

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 2900 block of Nelson Place,
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 Sunday, May 8, 2016, in
the 2900 block of Nelson Place, Southeast.
At approximately 1:47 am, members of the Sixth District responded to a call for the sounds of
gunshots. Upon arrival on the scene, members located an adult male suffering from apparent
gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital where all lifesaving efforts
failed and the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent was identified as 34 year-old Don Lavae Williams, Jr., of Waldorf, MD.
On Tuesday, March 06, 2018, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force
(CARFTF) located and arrested 35 year-old Andrew McKinney of Landover, MD. He is being
charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.
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