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DC man charged with first-degree murder in Brentwood shooting

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Published  November 13, 2025 6:52pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 5 DC
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(Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has announced the arrest of a suspect in a September homicide in Northeast D.C.
    • Tyrone Spencer, 44, of Southeast D.C., has been charged with first-degree murder while armed.
    • Francois Adkins, 36, was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting at a nearby hospital.

WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has announced the arrest of a suspect in a September homicide in Northeast D.C.

Tyrone Spencer, 44, of Southeast D.C. was charged with first-degree murder while armed on Nov. 12. 

The backstory:

At approximately 4:16 p.m. on Sept. 1, police responded to the 2300 block of 14th Street, Northeast, for a report of a shooting. Once on scene, officers located an adult male, unconscious but breathing, and suffering from gunshot wounds.

D.C. Fire and EMS transported the victim, who was identified as Francois Adkins, 36, to a nearby hospital where, despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead a short time later, police say. 

Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Department. 

The MPD worked in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service to make this arrest. 

The Source: Information from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Crime and Public SafetyWashington, D.C.