Second man arrested for fatal Northeast shooting

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a second 18-year-old man for a fatal shooting that happened in April.

Around 12:30 a.m. on April 25, MPD officers responded to the 4500 block of Sheriff Rd., NE for a reported shooting. Police found 38-year-old Ricky Canty of Temple Hills, Md., who had been shot.

First responders took Canty to the hospital, where he later died.

On Aug. 14, 2024, police arrested the first suspect, who was a minor at the time of the murder. MPD said that the suspect, who is from Northwest, D.C. and now 18, is charged as an adult for first-degree murder while armed.

On Friday, officers arrested the second suspect, 18-year-old Lawrence Bradshaw of Southeast, D.C. He was also charged with first-degree murder while armed.

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