As of March 11, 2020, there have been 31 homicides in the District. The homicides have taken place in 23 neighborhoods throughout the District with Mount Vernon Square/Triangle, Shaw, Southwest…
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There was a 36 percent increase in homicides from December of 2019 to January. In January of 2020 there were 15 homicides in the District. In January of 2019 there…
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 2000 block of 19th Place, SE on Jan. 4. According to a press release, officers found 60 year-old…
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A defendant pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 15. Charles Best, 26, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a…
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Parties met on June 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein to request a curfew instead of home confinement in a co-defendant shooting. Charles Jeter, 38, and Kevin Sewell,…
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On March 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide. Charles D. Best, 25, is charged with second-degree murder…
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On March 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause that a homicide defendant was the perpetrator in the incident. Charles D. Best, 25, is charged with second-degree…
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that killed a man on Feb. 18, on the 1600 block of Rosedale Street, NE….
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On Jan. 26, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted two co-defendants release while they await trial because of delayed test results from the prosecution. Charles Jeter, 39, is charged…
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D.C. Witness observed a 30 percent decrease in domestic violence cases involving simple assault in the District of Columbia after the 2020 pandemic. In 2022, there have been 84 domestic…
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DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted on Oct. 21 a continuance for a status hearing for parties involved in a homicide case. Kevin Sewell, 31, is charged with first-degree…
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There were 11 percent more fatal shootings in July than June in DC this year. D.C. Witness data shows there were 21 shootings in July. There were 19 fatal shootings…
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