D.C. Witness

Jurors Find 2018 Homicide Defendant Guilty

Details After deliberating for two days, jurors found a homicide defendant guilty. Malik Holston, 20, was initially indicted in 2019 for first-degree murder while armed with the murder being especially heinous,... Read More

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

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - 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

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

Details On Oct. 3, a jury found a murder defendant guilty of second-degree murder. On July 24, 2020, 57-year-old Darnell Sterling was arrested and charged with murdering his 34-year-old girlfriend, Olga... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendants Sentenced Higher in Non-Domestic Violence Cases Than Cases Involving Domestic Violence

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Julia Yan [former], Grace Guzzo [former], Tiffany Word [former] - October 4, 2022
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Details Sexual abuse cases that are not domestic in nature carry a higher average sentence time in prison than those that are domestic in nature, according to D.C. Witness data. The... Read More

May Stands As D.C.’s Deadliest Month So Far

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Julia Yan [former], Grace Guzzo [former], Tiffany Word [former] - October 4, 2022
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Details May still stands as the most deadly month in DC this year, according to D.C. Witness data. Homicides in the city rose by 73 percent from April to May, and... Read More

Homicide Victims are Mostly Men, Data Shows

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Natalie Goodman [former], Julia Yan [former] - October 4, 2022
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Details The trend of homicides mostly impacting men has stayed the same this year with a majority of victims listed as male, according to D.C. Witness data. See more of our... Read More

Homicides Increase by 2 in September

Details There were 17 homicides in September, 13 percent more than the 15 homicides recorded in August. Altogether, DC Witness data shows that there were 17 homicides, 20 non-fatal shootings, 2... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 22, on the 700 block of Kenilworth Terrace, NE. At approximately 11:59 p.m., officers responded to the 1000... Read More

Document: Suspect and Vehicle Sought in a Northeast Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 22, on the 3000 block of Adams Street, NE. At approximately 12:41 p.m., officers located 57-year-old Bacilio Villatoro... Read More

DC Reported Highest Number of Homicides in July 2020, Data Shows

Details The number of homicides from January 2018 to August 2022 was at its highest in July of 2020. According to D.C. Witness data, there were six fewer homicides in August... Read More

Homicides Occurred More in May, Data Shows

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Sundus Mirza [former] - September 8, 2022
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Details So far, DC has seen more homicides in May than in another month since January, according to D.C. Witness data. Sundus Mirza created this graphic Read More

Fatal Shootings Decrease in August from 20 Recorded in July, data Shows

Details Fatal shootings in August decreased by 33 percent from July. D.C. Witness data shows 14 shootings in August compared to 20 fatal shootings in July. In total there were 15... Read More