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

April 8, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 800 Block of Taylor Street,
Northeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
announce an arrest has been made regarding a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday,
November 26, 2018, in the 800 Block of Taylor Street, Northeast.
At approximately 6:34 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for
the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male 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 of life-threatening injuries. On Saturday,
December 1, 2018, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 37 year-old Malik Muhammad, of Bowie, MD.
On Monday, April 8, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the
Capital Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 34-year-old Reginald Turner, of Capitol
Heights, MD. He was charged with First Degree Murder While Armed.
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