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

August 28, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 400 Block of Irving Street,
Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are
investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in the 400 block of
Irving Street, Northwest
At approximately 8:49 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for
the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, members located an adult female victim
suffering from multiple stab wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the
scene and transported the victim to an area hospital. After all lifesaving efforts failed, the victim
was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 27 year-old Margery Magill, of Northwest, DC.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 24 year-old Eliyas Aregahegne, of Northwest, DC, was
arrested and charged with First Degree Murder While Armed.
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