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 30, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 5100 Block of Southern Avenue,
Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
announce an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, April
17, 2019, in the 5100 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast.
At approximately 4:33 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the
report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male, suffering from a gunshot
wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived on the scene and transported the
victim to an area hospital. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 57 year-old Barry Holmes, of Temple Hills, MD.
On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the
Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 29 year-old Terrance Barnes,
of Southeast, DC. He has been charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.
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