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

October 24, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1700 Block of Hamlin Street,
Northeast
(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 Thursday,
February 14, 2019, in the 1700 block of Hamlin Street, Northeast.
At approximately 5:51 am, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the
report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered two male victims, inside of an
establishment, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical
Services responded to the scene and transported both victims to an area hospital for treatment of
life-threatening injuries. After all life-saving efforts failed, one of the victims was pronounced
dead.
The decedent has been identified as 32-year-old David Anthony Remen, of La Crosse, WI.
On Thursday, October 24, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the
Major Violator Section’s Fugitive Unit transported 21 year-old Matthew Walker, of Northeast,
DC, to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed
(Premeditated).
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