Police Charge Man For Fatally Gunning Down A Man In Southeast, D.C.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 7:15 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, a 38-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with fatally gunning down a man earlier this month in Southeast, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, and as previously reported, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at around 10:30 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to reports of a shooting on the 3500 Block of Minnesota Avenue in Southeast, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a man, later identified as Lowell Trueheart, 40, of Southeast, D.C., lying on the ground, having succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Trueheart was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
Detectives Identify And Charge Michael Singleton With Murder
During the ensuing investigation, and based on witness accounts and area video surveillance footage, Homicide Branch Detectives were able to identify Michael Singleton, 38, of Southeast, D.C., as the shooter, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant, Singleton was located and taken into custody by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. Singleton was transported to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, where he was formally charged with one count of second-degree Murder While Armed.
Singleton was processed on the charge and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
