Deborah Ann Brown, courtesy MPDD.C. police made an arrest today in the fatal shooting of 48-year-old Deborah Ann Brown. Brown died Saturday evening in the 2900 block of 14th Street NW, after being struck in what appears to have been gunfire aimed at someone else.
Devonte Carlton, 17, of the 1400 block of Girard Street NW, has been arrested and charged as an adult with first degree murder.
“We are making good on our word to the community that we will find and arrest the people responsible for the crime in our city. Ms. Brown was an unintended, innocent victim, and thanks to the hard work of Third District officers and detectives, we quickly brought this case to a close,” said Lanier in a statement.
