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MPD Arrests Southeast D.C. Man, Charges Him with First Degree Murder for Northeast Shooting

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Published on November 13, 2025
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The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested 44-year-old Tyrone Spencer in connection with the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Francois Adkins in Northeast Washington, D.C.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department release, Adkins was found with gunshot wounds on September 1 in the 2300 block of 14th Street, Northeast, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Spencer was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated) following a DC Superior Court arrest warrant issued yesterdat. The MPD’s Fifth District led the investigation. No additional details about the motive or circumstances of the shooting have been released.