Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting Near Mount Pleasant

D.C. Police have arrested a man they say shot and killed another man near Mount Pleasant earlier this month.

Police say Antonio Brown, 27, shot and killed Charles Welch, 25, on Sept. 19 around 7:44 p.m. Following the shooting, Welch was found in a vehicle on the 1800 block of Irving Street NW. Police said he was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Police arrested Brown yesterday around 1 p.m. and charged him with first degree murder.

Information regarding Brown’s lawyer was not immediately available.