Police located and arrested 30-year-old Leonard Martino Smith less than a week after announcing a warrant for his arrest for his involvement in a 26-year-old man’s murder. Read more »

Police are asking for the public's help in finding 25-year-old Leonte Butler's killer. Read more »

By the close of March the nation’s capitol tallied 15 homicides, more murders than the past two months combined. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the death of 28-year-old Marc Butler Jr., who died from gunshot wounds. Read more »

During a  sentencing March 6, three co-defendants received eight years in prison.  Marcus Martin, 22, Marc Butler, 23, and William Cunningham, 32, are sentenced for voluntary manslaughter and assault with a dangerous weapon for their alleged roles in the shooting of 19-year-old Derryk Johnson on the 600 block of N Street, NW, on Aug.3, 2016.  The men were originally charged with felony murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill, conspiracy, attempted robbery and firearms offenses. Read more »

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A three co-defendant murder case was continued in order to finish details on a potential global plea deal. Read more »

Three homicide defendants waived their rights to independent DNA testing on July 24. Read more »

Three co-defendants in a murder case told a D.C. Read more »

After appointing new counsel in a 2016 murder case, a DC Superior Court Judge pushed the trial date back a year in order to give the new attroney time to prepare. Read more »

Three men charged with the murder of Derryk Johnson, 19, are scheduled for trial in September of next year. Read more »

A trial for the three men charged with the murder of 19-year-old Derryk Johnson will take place next September. Read more »

Three men have been charged in the fatal shooting of Derryk Johnson earlier this month. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a shooting defendant to 30 months of incarceration at a sentencing hearing on June 2.   On March 28, Sean Butler, 29, pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, endangerment with a firearm, felony destruction of property, and carrying a pistol without a license for his involvement in a shooting that occurred on May 6, 2024 on the 2000 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE.  According to court documents, Butler shot 12 times at the trunk of an Uber vehicle. Read more »

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