MPD Arrests Southeast Shooting Suspect

The Metropolitan Police Department announces an arrest has been made in a Southeast shooting.

On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 2:20 p.m., members of the Sixth District responded to the 2300 block of Marion Barry Avenue, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 53-year-old Derrick Dion Gladden of Southeast, DC. He was charged with Assault with A Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

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