U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect in D.C. Douglass Court Homicide

WASHINGTON – On November 5, 2026, members of the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) located and arrested a man wanted in relation to a homicide that left a 65-year-old woman deceased on October 9, 2026, in the 1900 block of Frederick Douglass Court, Southeast, Washington, DC.   

Maurice Fox was charged on October 28, 2026, with first degree murder while armed (premeditated) due to his alleged role in perpetrating the shooting death of the female victim.

On October 28, 2026, the Metropolitan Police Department requested CARFTF assistance with locating and apprehending Fox.

CARFTF investigators developed information that Fox was residing at an address on Shepherd Street in Landover Hills, MD.  On November 5, 2026, CARFTF members located Fox in the vicinity of Shepherd Street and Parkwood Street and took him into custody without incident.

Following the arrest, Fox was transported to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch.