D.C. killings involve Alexandria victims

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D.C. killings involve Alexandria victims
The Metropolitan Police Department have made three arrests connected to two Washington, D.C. homicides of victims from Alexandria. (Photo/7News)
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By Olivia Anderson | oanderson@alextimes.com

The Metropolitan Police Department have made arrests in connection with two Washington, D.C. homicides that involved victims from the City of Alexandria.

On Tuesday, suspect Ranje Reynods, 24, of Beltsville, Maryland was arrested in Kingston, Jamaica. He will be extradited to D.C. and charged with first degree murder while armed. On Monday, suspects Marquelle Hodges, 18, and Kenneth Swann, 18, both of Washington, D.C., were arrested and charged with second degree murder while armed.

Reynolds’ arrest is in connection with a homicide that took place in the 3200 block of M Street Northwest in Georgetown. Police responded to a shots fired call and found victim Tarek Boothe, 27, who was taken to the hospital and subsequently pronounced dead.

Hodges’ and Swann’s arrests are in connection with a homicide that occurred on July 9 in D.C. Police re-sponded to a shots fired call at approximately 5:26 p.m in the 3500 block of Hayes Street Northeast, where Alexandria victim Damari Deon Wright, 17, was found in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. D.C. medical services found that the victim “displayed no signs consistent with life,” according to a news release.

-oanderson@alextimes.com

 

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