WASHINGTON, DC – At approximately 6:58 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an unconscious adult male victim suffering from multiple gunshot 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 as18 year-old Ja’Vontay Brown,of Southeast, DC.
On Monday, July 26, 2021, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested28 year-old Dalonte Harrison, of Southeast, DC. He has been charged withFirst Degree Murder while Armed.