Arrest made in 2015 DC homicide case

WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Southwest D.C. three and a half years ago.

The D.C. police said Joshua Artis, 29, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was taken into custody on Monday.

He is implicated in the death of 28-year-old Ryan Matthew Addison, who was shot in the 200 block of Elmira Street in Southwest just after midnight on Aug. 11, 2015. Addison was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Artis faces a charge of first-degree murder while armed.

Alejandro Alvarez

Alejandro Alvarez joined WTOP as a digital journalist and editor in June 2018. He is a reporter and photographer focusing on politics, political activism and international affairs.

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