[PR] Arrest Made in a Homicide: 3400 b/o 24th Street, SE

Monday, May 4, 2020

 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Saturday, April 18, 2020, in the 3400 block of 24th Street, Southeast. 

At approximately 6:53 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult male, suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. 

The decedent has been identified as 28 year-old Toussaunt Strong, of Clinton, MD.

On Monday, May 4, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 25 year-old Ravel Mills, of Temple Hills, MD, was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.