More than a year after a fatal stabbing rocked a Northwest community, Metropolitan Police have made an arrest. In a harrowing moment of violence that occurred on November 16, 2024, Vance Contee, 31, of Northwest D.C., was found with life-threatening stab wounds. Despite urgent medical attention, Contee's battle ended tragically when he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Accused of this grievous act is 55-year-old Frank Flythe, also a Northwest resident. It was on a quiet Tuesday, that the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, following a determined hunt, located Flythe and took him into custody. The arrest, as reported by the Metropolitan Police Department, was executed under the stark shadow of a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, which charges Flythe with Second Degree Murder while Armed.
The tragedy unfolded on that fated Saturday evening on the 4000 block of Kansas Avenue. Answering the call at approximately 6:32 p.m., officers arrived on a scene one hopes never to behold, finding Contee unconscious and unresponsive. Rushed to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS, it was there Contee's struggle ended, leaving behind a wake of questions and a community in mourning.
Details are still emerging as the case against Flythe takes shape. Charged with a crime that has left an indelible mark upon the heart of Northwest, the city watches with bated breath as justice seeks its course. Flythe, after the relentless pursuit by law enforcement, must now navigate the tides of the legal system where his fate will be decided.
