«I am here to announce that we got our man,» Washington, D.C., Metro Police Department Chief Robert Contee said on Tuesday.
The suspect arrested in connection with the series of shootings of homeless persons, including two fatal incidents, in Washington, D.C., and New York City was identified on Tuesday as 30-year-old Gerald Brevard. «I am here to announce that we got our man,» Washington D.C. Metro Police Department Chief Robert Contee said during a press conference on Tuesday. «At approximately 2:30 a.m.30-year-old Gerald Brevard of Southeast D.C. was taken into custody.» The announcement comes shortly after the D.C. Metro Police Department announced that a suspect was detained on Tuesday morning. Newsweek previously reported that shootings in NYC were up 73 percent. Video footage shows Brevard darting into view before putting his hands up, laying on the ground, and being surrounded by officers who then arrest him. «Early this AM, law enforcement arrested the suspect in Washington, DC. He is currently being interviewed at our Homicide Branch. Additional information will be forthcoming. Thanks to the community for all your tips,» D.
