[PR] Arrest Made in a Homicide: 5500 b/o 9th Street, NW

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Monday, August 10, 2020, in the 5500 block of 9th Street, Northwest. 

At approximately 9:34 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until being transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Additionally, officers located a second victim, an adult male, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. 

The decedent has been identified as 17-year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr., of Northeast, DC.

On Thursday, December 31, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 19-year-old Deandre Levy, of Gaithersburg, MD, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder While Armed (Premeditated). 

At the time of his arrest, Levy was under supervision with the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia. He has several prior arrests including Robbery, Simple Assault, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.