There have been 192 homicides in DC in 2021
and 187 homicides in DC during same period in 2020
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Holden Rafey
- October 22, 2021
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Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a fatal shooting case has enough evidence to go to trial. Malachi McFarland, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly... Read More
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Mang (Mark) Lu
- October 22, 2021
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Details A DC Superior Court judge granted a motion to release a defendant charged in his father’s death. Stephon Darnell Williams is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of his 49-year-old... Read More
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Maria Howard
- October 22, 2021
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Details A DC Superior Court judge denied defense attorneys’ requests for the release of three teenage murder defendants. Co-defendants Nelfy Hernandez, 18, Deandre Levy, 18, and Trey Prillerman, 17, are charged... Read More
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By
Tory Lysik
- October 15, 2021
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Details The second murder trial at the DC Superior Court since the suspension of trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic ended is set to begin next week. Robert Dean, 63, is... Read More
By
Tory Lysik
- October 14, 2021
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Details Eighteen homicides occurred in DC during the month of September, with the youngest victim being 17 years old. The teenager, Brian Villataro, was among three killed on the deadliest day... Read More
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Tory Lysik
- September 14, 2021
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Details Twenty-three homicides occurred in DC during the month of August, which is approximately a 9.5% increase from July. There were no homicides between Aug. 1 and 6, yet three homicides... Read More
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