December 2023 - Page 3 of 12

Document: Arrest Made in a Shooting that Left a Woman Dead

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that killed a woman on Nov. 14 on the 1900 block of Minnesota... Read More

Text Messages Involving Drugs and Guns Revealed in Homicide Trial

Details On Dec. 19, more witness testimony was provided in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Re-Sentenced to 12 Years Following Appeal

Details During a Dec. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a first-degree murder defendant to 12 years in prison. Stanley Moghalu, 36, was charged with 9 counts, including... Read More

Suspect in Shooting After Nightclub Argument Gets Trial Date

By Jeff Levine - December 20, 2023
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In a hearing before DC Superior Judge Sean Staples on Dec. 20, shooting defendant Vann Allen, 25, received a trial date after earlier rejecting a plea offer. Allen is charged... Read More

Judge Grants Homicide Defendant’s Motion for Competency Screening

Details On Dec. 12, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a motion for a competency screening for a defendant in a stabbing case. Lewis Jones, 27, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Releases Homicide Defendant Despite Witnesses Worried for Their Safety

Details On Dec. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein released a homicide defendant from DC Jail, despite prosecutor’s sharing witnesses’ written statements opposing it. Jose Ramos, 36, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Eight Years

Details On Dec. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a homicide defendant to eight years for his involvement in a fatal shooting in 2019. Diquan Lucas, 27, was originally... Read More

Jury Convicts Murder Defendant on All Charges

Details On Dec. 19, following a week-long deliberation, a jury found a homicide defendant guilty of all charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Marquette Jordan, 32, was... Read More

Document: Woman Killed in Northwest Stabbing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a stabbing that killed a woman on Dec. 19 on the 1200 block of 11th Street, NW. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Northwest

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 20, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting |

Details The Force Investigation Team at the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating an MPD officer involved shooting that occurred on Dec. 18 on the 900 block of... Read More

Document: Man Killed in Southeast Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 20, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. 18 on the 400 block of Brandywine Street, SE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Juvenile Sentenced to Restricted Commitment for Two Shooting Incidents

Details Despite a youth defendant pleading for another chance, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced the juvenile to two years in the custody of the District’s Department of Youth and... Read More

Month: December 2023