Fugitive task force nabs Clay Place gunman in Maryland

Clay Place shooting suspect captured nearly a month later in Hyattsville
Fugitive task force nabs Clay Place gunman in Maryland
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WASHINGTON, D.C. A 31-year-old Southeast D.C. man has been arrested in connection with a March shooting that left one person hospitalized, after the suspect was located in Hyattsville by a regional fugitive task force.


Key Points

  • Shooting victim walked into a DC Fire EMS station on Monday, March 17
  • Investigation revealed the shooting occurred on the 4000 block of Clay Place, Northeast
  • Mickyel Goodwin, 31, was arrested April 11 in Hyattsville and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Shooting victim seeks help at fire station after attack

Around 6:20 p.m. on March 17, a man suffering from gunshot wounds entered a DC Fire EMS station in the Unit block of 49th Street, Northeast. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.

Detectives later determined that the shooting had taken place in the 4000 block of Clay Place, Northeast. The investigation led to the identification of a suspect.

Fugitive task force makes arrest in Maryland

On Friday, April 11, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Mickyel Goodwin of Southeast, D.C., in Hyattsville, Maryland. The arrest was made pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant.

Goodwin has been charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun). The investigation remains ongoing.