Daily News
By
Elizabeth Price
, Carly Silverman - February 27, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz approved a transfer of a homicide defendant to St. Elizabeth’s Psychiatric Hospital on Feb. 26. Christopher Holness, 31, is charged with fatally stabbing his... Read More
By
Raina Bonifacio
- February 27, 2025
Carjacking
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Robbery
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Suspects
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Details The prosecution told DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on Feb. 25 that they want unspecified statements made by the victim about a carjacking defendant to be struck from evidence... Read More
By
Patrick Hillmeyer
- February 27, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro granted release from probation for a nonfatal shooting defendant on Feb. 26, despite prior positive drug tests for cocaine. Horacio Daswell, 40, was... Read More
Editor's Corner
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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 3, 2024
Editors Corner
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Details During this season, we give thanks to the blessings in our lives, but unfortunately for some, the holidays are just another reminder of a tragic loss of a loved one.... Read More
By
Amos Gelb
- November 20, 2024
Editors Corner
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Details Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. ... Read More
By
LaTrina Antoine
- December 15, 2023
Editors Corner
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Details Last week I sat through a conference focused on shootings in the United States. It was held by the Center for American Progress and featured, over several days, mothers of... Read More
Features
By
Elizabeth Price
- February 7, 2025
Daily Stories
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Featured
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details According to D.C. Witness data, as of Feb. 6, there were eight homicide incidents and 10 homicide victims in the District in January. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has announced... Read More
By
Jeff Levine
- January 23, 2025
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Victims
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Details As the new Trump administration takes shape, the District continues to wait anxiously for Congressional action to fill the longstanding void of Superior Court judges. Meanwhile, in a rare moment... Read More
By
Lucy Orgolini [former]
- December 21, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Suspects
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Details D.C. Witness discovered in the Tony Mcclam v. United States jury bias case, a convoluted statistical section that raises a core question: Is the Superior Court calling a racially representative... Read More
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