WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Metropolitan Police Department announced that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2025 homicide of 54-year-old Thameka Harvell in Northeast Washington.
Fifth District officers were initially dispatched to the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast, at approximately 5:02 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, following a report of an unconscious individual. Arriving officers located an adult female who was unconscious and unresponsive. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased after finding no signs consistent with life.
The victim was identified as 54-year-old Thameka Harvell of Northeast, D.C. Following an examination by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, authorities determined in April 2025 that her death was caused by blunt force head trauma with other contributing factors, officially ruling the manner of death a homicide.
On Monday, October 26, 2026, members of the United States Marshals Service located and arrested 62-year-old Robert Bellamy of Northeast, D.C. Authorities confirmed that Bellamy will face a second-degree murder charge pursuant to an indictment returned by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury.
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