METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Peter Newsham

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dustin Sternbeck

Chief of Police

Director

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Public Information Office: 202- 727-4383

July 17, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 4300 Block of Georgia Avenue,
Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, February 24, 2019, in
the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.
At approximately 1:25 am, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for
the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers learned a shooting had taken place. Two victims
were seeking treatment at a local hospital for life threatening gunshot wounds. After all lifesaving efforts failed, one of the victims was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 30-year-old David Elijah Brandon, of Burtonsville, MD.
On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 31-year-old
Brandon Randall, of Churchton, MD., was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional
Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was
charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.
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