November 2023 - Page 7 of 15

Document: Southeast Shooting Leaves Woman Dead

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a woman on Nov. 14 on the 1900 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: *Decedent Identified* Southeast Shooting Leaves Man Dead

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that took place on Nov. 13 on the 400 block of Ridge Road, SE. According to MPD documents, officers... Read More

Defendant Waives DNA Testing Rights

Details On Nov. 13. a non-fatal shooting defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene. Isaiah Smith, 27, is charged with aggravated assault while armed,... Read More

Acquitted: Parties Argue Two Motions After a Senior Officer and Former Detective Testify in a Homicide Case

Details Editor’s note: On May 30, 2024 a jury acquitted Devonte Brothers of all charges connected to the homicide of Deron Leake. Brothers is still being held on homicide charges in... Read More

2022 Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty During Arraignment

Details On Nov. 14, a defendant in a homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Riley Benjamin, 32, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Nick Pallotto [former] - November 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 14, a defendant rejected a plea offer in connection to a 2022 non-fatal shooting case. Thomas Leach, 17, is charged with assault with intent to murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in a Two-Victim Homicide Case

Details On Nov. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found the prosecution established probable cause in a double homicide case. Jeremiah Jordan, 33, is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

During Closing Arguments Prosecution Points to ‘Toxic’ Relationship as Motive in 2014 Homicide

Details On Nov. 13, parties delivered closing arguments in a trial for a 2014 homicide case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Marvin Lopez, 43, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty During Arraignment

Details On Nov. 13, Travon Diggs pleaded not guilty to two indictment charges in connection to a homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo. Diggs, 29, is charged with premeditated... Read More

Document: Southeast Shooting Leaves Man Dead

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Nov. 13 on the 1300 block of Valley Place, SE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: Juvenile Arrested for Killing Father in Northwest DC

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch announce the arrest of a juvenile after he allegedly killed his father on Nov. 12 on the 3100 block of 16th Street, NW.... Read More

Document: Southeast Shooting Leaves Man Dead

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Nov. 13 on the 400 block of Ridge Road, SE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Month: November 2023