MPD 7D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 4000 Block of 1st Street, SE

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest was made in a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in the 4000 block of 1st Street, Southeast.

At approximately 12:43 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital, where despite all life-saving efforts, the victim was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Paris Odemns, of no fixed address.

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 27-year-old Malik Seltzer, of Southeast, DC was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.