Police Charge Man In March 2022, Southeast, D.C. Fatal Shooting
Friday, December 5, 2025, 3:45 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Wednesday, a 47-year-old Washington, D.C., man wanted in connection with the March 2022 shooting death of a 28-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged with the man’s murder.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, and as previously reported, on Saturday, March 19, 2022, shortly before 11:00 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting an unconscious man on the 4200 Block of Southern Avenue in Southeast, D.C.
Police Officers Find Mr. Cobrand Shot Dead In A Car
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a man, later identified as Mark Cobrand, Jr., 28, with no known address, inside a motor vehicle, having succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Cobrand was pronounced deceased at the scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
During the ensuing investigation, based on witness accounts and area video surveillance footage, D.C. Homicide Branch Detectives were able to identify the shooter as Alvin Young, Jr., 47, of Southeast, D.C., and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Young. Following being taken into custody, Young was formally charged with first-degree Premeditated Murder While Armed. He 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.”
