Arrest made after man shot, killed inside Northeast DC apartment

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police in D.C. announced that an arrest has been made in connection with a murder investigation in Northeast.

Police said Friday that 45-year-old Niwatilagu Long was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Melvin Saunders.

The deadly shooting took place inside an apartment in the 11000 block of North Capitol Street.

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According to the Metropolitan Police Department, minutes after 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 19, officers were called to the area, where Saunders was found with a gunshot wound inside the apartment…

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