Month: April 2020

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 9, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details In the wake of COVID-19, several inmates have filed motions for release. According to Leah Gurowitz, director of media and public relations at DC Superior Court and DC Court of... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 9, 2020
Editors Corner | Op-Eds |

Details Dear readers, We are in strange times that demand exceptional measures. To that end, until the DC criminal justice system picks up normal activity again, or something approaching normality, D.C.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 9, 2020
Court | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A federal court judge appointed two individuals April 9 to inspect the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) jail facilities. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly appointed Grace M. Lopes and Mark Jordan,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 9, 2020
Court | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The DC Department of Correction’s (DC DOC) response to the coronavirus has sparked numerous questions about what the department is doing to keep workers and inmates healthy. As of April... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 8, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on April 7. Officers responded to the 3900 block of Alabama Avenue, SE, after hearing sounds of gunshots, according... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 7, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on April 7 on the 3900 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. According to a press release, officers found 21-year-old Brea... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 7, 2020
Featured | Homicides | Infographics | Suspects | Victims |

Details There has been no change in the number of homicides in Washington, DC from February to March, according to D.C. Witness data. The data show that there were 11 homicides... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 4, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting on the 3400 block of 22nd Street, SE. According to a press release, 28-year-old David Deandre Young was located April 3... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 3, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Suspects |

Details As concerns over the COVID-19 virus continues to build, the DC Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are taking measures to prevent the spread of the... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 3, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a child that occurred on April 1. Officers responded to the 900 block of Division Avenue, NE, after getting a call... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 2, 2020
Court | Featured | Homicides | Infographics | Juveniles | Policy | Suspects | Victims |

Details Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to  DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from... Read More