6.8.15 arrest made in homicide 1400 block t st nw

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Cathy L. Lanier Gwendolyn Crump Chief of Police Director N EWS R ELEASE F OR I MMEDIATE R ELEASE Contact: Officer Sean Hickman (202) 727-4383 June 8, 2015 Arrest Made in Homicide: 1400 Block of T Street, Northwest (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in the homicide that occurred in the 1400 block of T Street, NW. On Sunday, June 7, 2015, at approximately 9:23 pm, members of the Third District responded to a call for a reported stabbing. After arriving on the scene, Officers located four victims suffering from stab wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported three of the four victims to local hospitals. One of the victims transported to the hospital, an adult female, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as 64-year-old Santos Ventura of Northwest, Washington, DC. On Sunday, June 7, 2015, 70-year old Manuel Antonio Ramos of Northwest, Washington, DC, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed in the stabbing death of Ms. Ventura. ### METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Government of the 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 5126 District of Columbia Washington, DC 20001 www.mpdc.dc.gov

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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Cathy L. Lanier Gwendolyn Crump Chief of Police Director

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Officer Sean Hickman (202) 727-4383 June 8, 2015

Arrest Made in Homicide: 1400 Block of T Street, Northwest

(Washington, DC) Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Departments Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in the homicide that occurred in the 1400 block of T Street, NW. On Sunday, June 7, 2015, at approximately 9:23 pm, members of the Third District responded to a call for a reported stabbing. After arriving on the scene, Officers located four victims suffering from stab wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported three of the four victims to local hospitals. One of the victims transported to the hospital, an adult female, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as 64-year-old Santos Ventura of Northwest, Washington, DC. On Sunday, June 7, 2015, 70-year old Manuel Antonio Ramos of Northwest, Washington, DC, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed in the stabbing death of Ms. Ventura.

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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Government of the 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 5126 District of Columbia Washington, DC 20001 www.mpdc.dc.gov