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[PR] Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1300 b/o Brentwood Road, NE

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in the 1300 block of Brentwood Road, Northeast. 

At approximately 4:50 pm, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 

The decedent has been identified as 18 year-old Marquis Harrod, of Southeast, DC.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 24 year-old Micah Bidgell, of Northeast. DC. He was charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed.