Man Arrested in Killing of Man in Southwest DC

Police said they have made a quick arrest in the killing of a 45-year-old Maryland man in southwest Washington over the weekend.

Leon Allen Smith, 27, of Northeast, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of 45-year-old Stephan Manuel Pool of Upper Marlboro on Sunday, D.C. police said.

Police said they were called to the 200 block of N Street in Southwest about 12:10 a.m. Arriving officers found Pool suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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