Suspect arrested in July Northeast DC homicide after fugitive task force search
Washington, DC – A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Baltimore in connection with a July homicide inside a Northeast DC apartment, police announced Thursday.
On July 18 around 12:15 a.m., Fourth District officers responded to the 100 block of Fort Drive NE for reports of a fight inside an apartment. They found 41-year-old Allen Shropshire with an injury of unknown origin. Despite lifesaving efforts, Shropshire was pronounced dead at the scene.
The next day, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Shropshire’s death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound.
Following a two-month investigation, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 39-year-old Solaiman Richardson of Northeast DC on September 17 in Baltimore. He has been charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed.
Police confirmed the case is domestic in nature.
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Key Points
- Allen Shropshire, 41, was found dead inside a Northeast DC apartment on July 18
- Medical examiners determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound
- Solaiman Richardson, 39, was arrested Sept. 17 in Baltimore and charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed