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

August 22, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: Frederick Douglass Memorial
Bridge
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, August 22,
2019, on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.
At approximately 2:30 pm, members of the First District responded to the listed location for the
report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from multiple stab
wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the
victim to an area hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. After all lifesaving efforts
failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 62 year-old Robert Bolich, of Alexandria, VA.
On Thursday, August 22, 2019, 42 year-old Lance Ammons, of no fixed address, was arrested
and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed.
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