May 2024 - Page 12 of 15

Document: 2024 MPD Investigating Fatal Shooting of a 3-Year-Old in Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the fatal shooting of a toddler that occurred on May 3 on the 2300 block of Hartford Street, SE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: *Updated with Additional Photos* MPD Searching for Suspect in a Firearm Offense

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect involved in the discharge of a firearm that occurred on May 2 on the... Read More

Document: MPD Makes Two Arrests in Shooting that Injured Dunbar Student

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of two individuals in connection to a shooting that occurred on May 3 at Dunbar High School, on the 100 block of... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Woman for Fatal Shooting Inside Navy Yard Residential Building

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a suspect in a homicide that occurred on March 31 on the 1100 block of 2nd Place, SE. According to MPD... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 16 Years in Prison for Killing, Evidence Tampering

Details A defendant will serve 16 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence for his involvement in a 2017 homicide. John Jabar McRae, 40, was accused of killing... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Ten Years for Botched Robbery, Homicide

Details A judge sentenced a homicide defendant to ten years of incarceration after hearing victim impact statements from the victim’s family and friends. Deon Walters, 20, was sentenced after taking a plea... Read More

Attorney Requests Severance for Client in Homicide Trial

Details Three co-defendants appeared for a status hearing before in a homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Ronald Henderson, 18, Daveon Robinson, 17, and Derricko Johnson, 19, are... Read More

Jury Convicts Homicide Defendant

Details A homicide defendant was convicted of all charges on May 6 following a two-week long trial in DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe’s courtroom. Eric Davis, 60, was charged with... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea in Thrown Food Order Melee

By Sofia Feigelson [former] , Laura Berol - May 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Eric Davis, a 35-year-old resident of Lanham, Maryland, accepted a pre-indictment plea offer for a shooting in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May 6. Davis pled... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause, Despite ‘Not Overwhelming’ Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide, even though the evidence was “not overwhelming.” Eliexander Lopez-Burgos, 24, is charged... Read More

Defendant Sentenced in ‘Active Shooter’ Incident That Wounds Good Samaritan

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced Tyrone Taylor, 37, to eight years in prison for what the prosecutor described as an ‘active shooter’ event that terrorized at least four... Read More

April Sees Steep Spike in DC Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings

Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 17 homicide victims and 42 non-fatal shooting victims in April, as reported from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). April data shows a nearly... Read More

Month: May 2024