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By D.C. Witness Staff - August 26, 2019
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Details While homicides have been increasing in Washington, DC, arrests have declined. According to D.C. Witness data, there have been 113 deaths in the District of Columbia as of Aug. 22,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 20, 2019
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Details With a federal policy that can place convicted felons from Washington, DC across the country, several inmates from Washington, DC live up to two thousand miles away from everything they’ve... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 15, 2019
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Details During the month of July, there were 20 homicides, four more than June. Eighteen of the homicides were gun-related, one involved a sharp object and a weapon connected to a... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 7, 2019
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Details Even though firearm recoveries have decreased by 26 percent as the city moved from the Spring to Summer, gun-related homicides increased in Washington, DC.  According to D.C. Witness data, there... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 7, 2019
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Details Homicides are getting worse compared to the last few Summer months. There were 19 homicides in July, which is 19 percent above the 16 homicides that occurred in June and... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 2, 2019
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Details After deliberating for one day, the jury found a man guilty of murdering his cousin. Gary “Little Gary” Procter was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed, possession of a... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 29, 2019
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Details After deliberating for two days, a jury found a man guilty of two murders.  Terik McLeod was found guilty of second-degree murder while armed for shooting Devaun Drayton, 17, on... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 19, 2019
Court | Featured | Homicides | Juveniles | Suspects |

Details On July 17, a DC Superior Court judge found a juvenile involved in a murder earlier this year.  Judge Lynn Leibovitz found the juvenile was responsible for the charges of second-degree... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 15, 2019
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Details In the month of June, there were 16 homicides, almost doubling the number of killings in May. All of the homicides were gun-related and occurred in every Ward in DC... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 12, 2019
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Details The month of June showed a significant increase of homicides compared to the month of May. According to D.C. Witness data, there were 16 homicides in the month of June... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 9, 2019
Featured | Homicides | Traffic |

Details Traffic fatalities in Washington, DC have been rising in the last couple of years despite the mayoral administration’s implementation of an initiative to decrease traffic fatalities in Washington, DC.  According... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 19, 2019
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Details From the Washington Post: By Courtland Milloy Columnist June 18 at 7:00 AM Since 2015, a group of aspiring young journalists has chronicled every homicide in the District on the... Read More