Two men were arrested Wednesday night in connection to a shooting that killed three people in Northwest D.C. in August.
of 37-year-old Renza Bryant, of Northwest and 34-year-old Jalonte Thompkins, of Northeast.
On Saturday, Aug. 5, around 1 a.m., police were called to the 2500 block of Ontario Road in Northwest for the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, they found brothers 34-year-old James Morgan and 30-year-old Jamal Morgan, of Southeast, shot dead at the scene.
A third victim — 42-year-old Vincent Martin — died two days later at a hospital after succumbing to his injuries.
D.C. police inspector Kevin Kentish with the homicide division said the public’s help was crucial in making the arrest.
“This did happen in a close proximity to our nightlife area. Fortunately for us, we were able to interview multiple witnesses and we were able to recover a lot of video footage. This could not have been done, of course, without the cooperation of the citizens,” said Kentish at a press conference Wednesday night.
The suspects were found in Maryland and brought back to D.C. where they’ve been charged with first degree murder while armed.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Ciara Wells contributed to this report.
