Written by DCist contributor Shauna Miller The newly re-formed D.C. chapter of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence met Monday night to discuss action plans following last week’s arrest of a suspect in the beating death of gay Maryland resident Tony Hunter. Robert Hanna, 18, was arrested last Wednesday and charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly September attack on Hunter near BeBar in Shaw. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a news…

The MPD announced today that they arrested Robert Hanna, 18, and charged him with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the September 7 attack of two gay men near Be Bar. One of the victims, Tony Hunter, died ten days later as a result of his injuries. The arrest comes one week after MPD announced they were on the lookout for Hanna. The wanted poster described him as an 18-year-old “who is known to frequent the…