Zy’Kheim Bryant, 19, Arrested for Homicide of Dwaun Simpson, 28

Friday, May 1, 2026

The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred in Northeast, in 2024.

On Friday, November 1, 2024, at approximately 3:54 a.m., officers of the Sixth District responded to the 100 block of 44th Street, Northeast. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS were summoned to the scene and after finding no signs consistent with life, the decedent was pronounced dead

The victim was identified as 28-year-old Dwaun Simpson, of Southeast, DC.

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 19-year-old Zy’Kheim Bryant, of Northeast, DC. Bryant has been charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.

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