Arrest made in fatal shooting near D.C. high school

Published June 4, 2011 4:00am ET



A Landover man is in custody after a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a D.C. high school.

The slaying happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday on the 100 block of T Street NE, near McKinley Technology High School, D.C. police said. Officers who responded found 36-year-old Ralph Thomas, of Temple Hills, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said 25-year-old Oma Crawford is charged with first-degree murder while armed.