Man arrested in fatal Northeast DC shooting

D.C. police has identified the person killed during a shooting in Northeast.

Eric King, 28, was discovered after 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 11 inside a home on the 800 block of 21st Street, with gunshot wounds, according to a news release.



The department said DC Fire and EMS officials responded, but King was not alive and he was transported to the medical examiner’s office.

On Friday, a warrant led to the arrest of Marcus Walker, 22, of Fort Washington, Maryland. He is charged with second-degree murder while armed.

Ivy Lyons

Ivy Lyons is a digital journalist for WTOP.com. Since 2018, they have worked on Capitol Hill, at NBC News in Washington, and with WJLA in Washington.

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