MPD looking for man wanted for fatal Southeast DC shooting

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said it’s looking for a man who is wanted for a fatal shooting that happened in Southeast D.C.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department seek the community’s assistance in locating a wanted suspect in a fatal shooting in Southeast.

On May 22 at about 10:45 p.m., they responded to the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue for the report of sounds of gunshots.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot. He died there.

The victim was identified as 35-year-old William Spriggs of Northwest D.C.

Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Darvin Banks of Southeast D.C.

Banks is currently wanted on a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant for First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).

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