WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police said a man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 5-year-old boy in Northwest D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said on Oct. 6, around 9:45 a.m., officers were called to the 4500 block of Connecticut Ave. There, officers began investigating the death of a child. DC police investigate shooting in Northwest, victim hospitalized In an update on Oct. 7, police said authorities charged 32-year-old DeAndre Pettus, of Northwest, with First Degree Cruelty to Children (Aggravated Assault). The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain limited, and his name has not yet been released. This is a developing story.