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Northwest resident Donte Vondell Spicer, 36, has been arrested in connection to the murder of 27-year-old Tyvez Monroe earlier this week.
Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, police say that officers were called to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue SW to investigate a reported shooting in the area.
Upon arrival they found Monroe, who has no fixed address, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
He was taken to an area hospital, where he died later on Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday afternoon, the department released a surveillance photo of a possible suspect, later identified as Spicer, and on Friday afternoon, they announced he has ben arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed.
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