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

July 28, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 2100 Block of Martin Luther
King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
have announced an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting that occurred on Wednesday, July
10, 2019, in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast.
At approximately 3:38 pm, members of the Seventh District were in the area of the listed
location when they heard gunshots. After canvassing, members located an adult male victim,
inside of an establishment, suffering from gunshot wounds. 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 22 year-old Andre Broadie, of Northeast, DC.
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, members of the Seventh District’s Crime Suppression Unit arrested
22 year-old Dalonta Jackson, of Southeast, DC. He was transported to the Homicide Branch
where he was charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.
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