DC man charged with first-degree murder in fatal 21st Street shooting

Washington, DC – A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred inside a Northeast DC apartment earlier this year, police announced Tuesday.

The fatal shooting took place on the afternoon of Friday, May 2, when officers from the Fifth District were called to the 600 block of 21st Street NE for reports of gunfire. Inside the residence, police found 61-year-old Steven Stewart unconscious and not breathing, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

Following a months-long investigation, homicide detectives and officers from the Sixth District located and arrested Phillip Palmer on Friday. Police sa

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