Wednesday, December 6, 2023

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred in Southwest DC.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at approximately 1:57 a.m., First District officers responded to the 900 block of Maine Avenue, Southwest, for the report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male inside of a residence. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. On Monday, October 11, 2021, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The decedent’s remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where an autopsy was performed. The cause of death was ruled to be from blunt force trauma and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Peter Miller, III of Southwest, DC.

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 31-year-old Juan Manuel Guerra of Southwest, DC. He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with Second Degree Murder.

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