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- April 12, 2018
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Details A jury recently found two murder defendants guilty of the 2014 shooting of Willard Carlos Shelton. After a three week trial, the jury found April 5 Tyrone Height and James... Read More
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- April 12, 2018
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Details Joseph Minor’s defense team recently delivered their closing argument for a 2014 murder trial. According to Minor’s attorney, Archie Nichols, the jury must find Minor, 27, not guilty for the... Read More
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- April 11, 2018
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Details The prosecution in a 2014 homicide trial delivered their closing argument April 10 regarding the Christmas Eve death of 28-year-old Gregory Lee. According to Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Bruckmann,... Read More
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- April 11, 2018
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Details On April 12, one day after the jury began deliberations, they found Vernon Hedrick not guilty for the murder of Titus Jackson. During closing arguments, defense counsel for Hedrick blamed an eyewitness for the... Read More
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- April 10, 2018
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Details D.C. Witness aggregated the number of homicides in the District of Columbia from 2016-2017. The numbers have been categorized by ward. Check out D.C. Witness’ infographic on the increase and... Read More
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- April 10, 2018
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Details Prosecutors recently told Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe that they plan to retry Derryck Decuir for first-degree murder while armed against a minor and possession of a firearm during a... Read More
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- April 10, 2018
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Details A detective in a 2014 homicide case was questioned April 9 by the defense about his investigation procedures. The detective interviewed a friend of Vernon Hedrick, after Hedrick, who was 25... Read More
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- April 10, 2018
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Details A former cellmate of Joseph Minor admitted during cross-examination April 9 that his only motivation in testifying was to reduce his potential prison sentence. The cellmate previously said Minor, 27,... Read More
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- April 9, 2018
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Details The Metropolitan Police found Adrian Terrance Gay suffering April 7 from gunshot wounds on the 800 block of 21st Street, NE. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. View/search... Read More
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- April 7, 2018
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Details On April 5, Yusef Turner was assaulted on the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. He died on April 6 at an area hospital. View/search document collection Read More
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- April 6, 2018
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department found April 6 Clayton Matthew Morris, 49, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 1500 block of T Street, SE. He was pronounced dead on... Read More