Traffic stop leads to arrest of man linked to 2024 d. C. Shooting
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Traffic stop leads to arrest of man linked to 2024 D.C. shooting

March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Northwest D.C. man has been arrested in connection with a 2024 shooting incident in Northeast, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

On May 2, 2024, at approximately 1:52 p.m., a suspect fired a handgun in the 900 block of F Street, Northeast, before fleeing the scene. No victims or property damage were reported at the time.

Nearly a year later, on March 6, 2025, officers stopped 34-year-old Joe Lewis Phoenix for a traffic violation. During the investigation, they identified him as a suspect in the 2024 shooting and placed him under arrest.

Phoenix has been charged with Endangerment with a Firearm and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm.

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