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

June 13, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1200 Block of North Capitol
Street, Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
announced an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Thursday, June
13, 2019, in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest.
At approximately 1:57 am, members of the First District responded to the 1200 block of North
Capitol Street, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult
male victim, inside of a residence, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency
Medical Services responded to the scene and determined the victim displayed no signs consistent
with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 24 year-old Devin Butler, of No Fixed Address.
On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 21 year-old George Malik Anderson, of Northwest, DC, was
arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.
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