The Metropolitan Police Department announced an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of Franklin Wesley Johnson which occurred on December 11, 2008, in the 600 block of Kenyon Street, NW.  At approximately 9:15 am on Sunday, December 14, 2008, members from the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 30-year-old Allen Butler of Largo, Maryland. Mr. Butler has been charged with First Degree Murder in this case.

On Thursday, December 11, 2008, police responded to the 600 block of Kenyon Street, NW, to investigate the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, an adult male was located inside of a residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim who was identified as 37-year-old Franklin Wesley Johnson was later pronounced dead on the scene.  A young male child was also located suffering from a gunshot wound.  He was subsequently taken to an area hospital and admitted in stable condition.     

This case remains under investigation by members from the department’s Homicide and Sexual Offenses Branch.  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIM [E]. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.