4th person arrested in killing of DC transgender woman

WASHINGTON — Police have arrested a fourth person wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a transgender woman in D.C. last year.

On Tuesday, D.C. police arrested 21-year-old Cyheme Hall. He is the fourth person arrested after the shooting of 22-year-old Deeniquia Dodds on July 4, 2016 in the 200 Block of Division Avenue in Northeast.

Dodds was transported to a local hospital and died days later.

Police also arrested 22-year-old Shareem Hall and 26-year old Jalonte Little in September and 21-year-old Montee Tyree Johnson earlier this month. All suspects are charged with first degree murder while armed.

While two of the suspects share a last name, police records do not show they are related, D.C. police said Tuesday.

Police said last year that robbery was the likely motive.

Sarah Beth Hensley

Sarah Beth Hensley is the Digital News Director at WTOP. She has worked several different roles since she began with WTOP in 2013 and has contributed to award-winning stories and coverage on the website.

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