Shooter Accused Of Premeditated 2022 Murder Of Man In Northwest DC, Police Say

More than a year after 30-year-old Avon Perkins was shot and killed in Northwest DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that a suspect has been taken into custody.

Zak Failla

03/21/2024 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, North Carolina native Jakeim Miller was arrested by members of the US Marshals Service in connection to the fatal shooting of Perkins in December 2022, officials say.

At approximately 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, officers were called to the 2400 block of 18th Street NW, where there were reports of the sounds of gunshots in the area.

Upon arrival, they found Perkins and a second victim suffering from gunshot wounds.

DC Fire and EMS personnel were called, and Perkins was pronounced dead, while a woman was taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.

Miller was taken into custody without incident and charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed.

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