14-Year-Old Arrested In D.C. Murder

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Homicide Branch of the D.C. Metro Police Department has announced that an arrest has been made in connection with a homicide that took place on July 13th within the 2200 block of 6th Street, Northwest.

Just after 6 am, officers were dispatched to the location following a shooting report. Once they arrived, they discovered 34-year-old Rafael Adolfo Gomez. Despite being rushed to an area hospital and receiving extensive life-saving efforts, Gomez did not survive the injuries sustained in the incident.

A 14-year-old juvenile male from D.C was arrested on Monday and charged with Felony Murder while Armed.

The investigation into this case is ongoing. If you have any information related to this matter, please contact the police at 202-727-9099. Alternatively, you can submit anonymous information through the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.

Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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