D.C. Witness

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Feb. 8, on the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE. According to the preliminary investigation, a 2002... Read More

New Evidence Prompts Judge to Postpone Sexual Assault Hearing

Details The hearing for a domestic violence defendant with a sexual assault charge was moved as defense anticipates new evidence from the prosecution. The 22-year-old defendant is currently charged with first-degree... Read More

D.C. Domestic Violence Cases Saw 30 Percent Decrease in Simple Assault After 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic

Details 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... Read More

Parties Discuss Evidence Prior to Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt held a motion hearing for a homicide defendant on Nov. 22 to present evidence to be reviewed during trial. Jermaine Harris, 21, is charged... Read More

More than 300 Gun-Related Shootings in DC So Far

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
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Details There have been 395 incidents involving shootings in Washington, DC in 2022. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

Seven Homicides in First Half of November

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
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Details There have been nine non-fatal shootings and seven homicides so far this month. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

Three Homicide Defendants Sentenced So Far This Year

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
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Details Three people who were detained in 2022 received sentences in the same year. As of Nov. 15, D.C. Witness shows 313 murder suspects, charged with first- or second-degree murder, were... Read More

Weapons Charges for Released Defendants Awaiting Trial

By Bersabel Ephrem , Grace Guzzo [former](Contributor) - November 4, 2022
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Details So far this year, twelve defendants charged with homicide, domestic violence offenses or sex abuse were also charged with a single weapon offense while released pending trial. Six defendants were... Read More

Most Defendants Were Held at DC Jail During Pretrial Confinement

By Bersabel Ephrem , Grace Guzzo [former](Contributor) - November 4, 2022
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Details As of Oct. 31, the DC Jail has housed 200 defendants in total. Inpatient care at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital was provided for two defendants, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

October Homicides Increase by 1 from September

Details There were 18 homicides in October, nearly 5.9 percent more than the 17 homicides recorded in September, according to D.C. Witness data. Data shows that there were 22 non-fatal shootings... Read More

Prosecution Withheld Evidence for Four Years, Defense Says

Details During an Oct. 25 hearing, a murder defendant’s defense attorney argued that the prosecution withheld evidence that needed to be disclosed to the defense for four years. Alonzo Lewis, 33,... Read More

DC Non-Fatal Shootings Mostly Focused in Southeast, Data Shows

By Bersabel Ephrem - October 24, 2022
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Details According to data from D.C. Witness, the majority of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon that occurred between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18 took place in Southwest, D.C. D.C.... Read More