WASHINGTON - A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky teacher on Catholic University's campus has been arrested, D.C.
Police Chief Ashan Benedict told FOX 5 Tuesday.After obtaining an arrest warrant, officers arrested22-year-old Jaime Maceo, of Northwest, D.C.
He has been charged with first-degree murder while armed.Chandra Emerson, the mother of the victim, told FOX 5 that police notified her of the arrest. "It helps to know that he is off the streets and the community is safer," she said. "We still have a long journey ahead of us, but we are encouraged by the speed at which the detectives worked.""We are a step deeper into our healing," she added.D.C.
police released an image of a suspect Friday in hopes the public would help them solve this case. It's unclear if the man caught on surveillance photos near the scene of the crime is the person police have in custody.