MPD 1D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 800 Block of 7th Street, NW

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, August 25, 2022, in the 800 block of 7th Street, Northwest.

At approximately 8:16 pm, members of the First District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, the members located an adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 21-year-old Juwaan Henry, of Silver Spring, MD.  

On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 25-year-old Dwayne Brooks, Jr., of Southwest, DC.  He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed-Felony Murder.