2 teens wanted in fatal DC Metro station stabbing

D.C. police cruisers are seen in this file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine, file)

Two teenagers are wanted in an incident that left a man dead at a Metro station in Southeast D.C. on Sunday.

D.C. police said arrest warrants have been issued for Jada Jena Smith and Xavier Dontrell Culbreth, both 18. Smith is wanted on a charge of armed robbery; Culbreth, on a charge of first-degree murder while armed.

Jada Smith, left, and Xavier Culbreth are wanted in the stabbing death of a man at the Potomac Avenue Metro station on April 28, 2019. (Courtesy D.C. police)

They’re both wanted in connection with the stabbing death of 40-year-old Jamal Ferrell, of Southeast D.C., at the Potomac Avenue Metro station, on Potomac Avenue in Southeast, around 11:45 p.m. Sunday.

Rescuers found Ferrell with multiple stab wounds and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The station was closed at the time.

Smith is described as 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds, with brown eyes, blonde hair and light skin complexion. Culbreth is described as 5-foot-7 and 145 pounds, with brown eyes, dreadlocks and dark skin complexion.

Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for any homicide in the District. If you have more information about this case, police are asking you to call 202-727-9099 or text your tip to 50411.

Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

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