Source: United States Department of Justice News
Defendant allegedly shot the victim in the head during a recreational soccer match
WASHINGTON – Pedro Funes, 33, of Washington, D.C., was charged in Superior Court today on a count of first degree murder while armed in the homicide of 30-year-old Around Solis on July 26, 2023, in the city’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department announced.
Funes was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Judith Pipe and entered a plea of not guilty. The court found probable cause to believe that Funes committed the slaying. The court held Funes without bond pending a preliminary hearing to be held on October 4, 2023, before Judge Robert Okun.
An arrest on a complaint is merely a formally charged allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of criminal laws and every defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.
In announcing the charge, U.S. Attorney Graves commended the work of those investigating the case from the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.