May 2022 - D.C. Witness

Document:Police Search for Suspect in Homicide on Raum Street

Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the murder of 48-year-old Christine Chase, who was shot on the 1200 block of Raum Street NE on May 13, 2022. Read More

Document: Suspect Caught in Murder Case

Details Reginald English, 50, was charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Christine Chase, 48, on May 13, 2022, and another victim on the 1200 block of Raum Street,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in May 10 Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department has made an arrest in relation to a May 10 homicide. At approximately 9:30 a.m. officers arrived to the 2600 block of Stanton Road, SE, due... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to 2 Sexual Assaults Committed Against Strangers

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to two separate sexual assaults committed against strangers. On May 26, Kenneth Pollard pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and second-degree burglary in one case and... Read More

Document: Teenager Fatally Shot in Southeast, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage victim. At approximately 11:24 a.m. on May 26, officers responded to the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, SE,... Read More

Document: 16 Year Old Arrested, Charged With Murder

Details A 16-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in reference to a 2021 homicide. At approximately 11:34 a.m. on May 13, 2021, Metropolitan Police Department... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northwest, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Northwest, DC. At approximately 10:01 p.m. on May 24, officers responded to the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, NW,... Read More

Document: Homicide at Thomas Circle and Massachusetts Avenue

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a fatal shooting at Thomas Circle and Massachusetts Avenue, NW. At approximately 9:47 a.m. on May 23, officers heard a gunshot, according to a... Read More

Witnesses Recount Day of 81-Year-Old Man’s Attack During Murder Trial

Details Bobby Poole was 81 years old when he became the victim of a deadly attack on a spring day in 2020. During the third day of trial proceedings for the... Read More

Man Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Woman After Breaking Into Her Home

Details A man was sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman after breaking into her Carver-Langston neighborhood apartment. Datwain Green was initially charged with first-degree sex abuse, assault with intent to commit... Read More

There Were 63 Homicides Between January 1 and May 20

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 23, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details D.C. Witness mapped all 63 homicides that occurred between January 1 and May 20, 2022. Read More

Judge Releases Domestic Violence Defendant from Home Confinement

Details A domestic violence defendant accused of trying to kill his now-former significant other was released from home confinement with GPS monitoring and a curfew. The defendant was charged with assault... Read More

Month: May 2022