DC teen faces murder charge in October homicide

A D.C. teenager has been charged with murder after he was arrested in the death of a man who was shot and killed in the Brightwood neighborhood on Oct. 1.

Deon Walters, 17, of Northwest was arrested Friday and charged as an adult with first-degree murder, D.C. police said.

Police found Arthur Daniels IV, 42, of Northwest with several gunshot wounds in the 6200 block of Eighth Street Northwest around 4:35 p.m. on Oct 1.

Daniels was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The area where the homicide happened is below.

Matt Small

Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.

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