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Man arrested in 2019 shooting death of teenager in Southeast D.C.

Bernard Eddy, of Suitland in Maryland, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed

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January 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. EST
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A 22-year-old Maryland man was arrested Friday in connection with a 2019 shooting death of a teenager in Southeast Washington.

Bernard Eddy, 22, of Suitland, Md., was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the death of Steffen Brathwaite, 16, of Southeast Washington.

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On Sept. 10, 2019, D.C. had police responded to reports of shots fired shortly after midnight on the 3000 block of 24th Place SE near Suitland Parkway in the Garfield Heights neighborhood.

When they arrived they found Brathwaite. The teenager was transported to a hospital but later died. Information on an attorney for Eddy was not available Saturday.