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By D.C. Witness Staff - June 7, 2019
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Details Throughout the month of May, DC saw a 47 percent decrease in homicides from April. The decrease reflects a return to the dip in homicides that first occurred in February.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 6, 2019
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Details After deliberating for two days, a  jury acquitted a man from murder  charges stemming from the death of a 23-year-old man.  Kenneth Bellamy was found not guilty of first-degree murder while... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 6, 2019
Court | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details After deliberating for two days, a  jury acquitted a man from murder  charges stemming from the death of a 23-year-old man.  Kenneth Bellamy was found not guilty of first-degree murder while... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 5, 2019
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Details Even though May shows a substantial decrease in homicides compared to April, it also shows that Washington, DC’s illegal gun problem is getting worse. According to D.C. Witness data, there... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 17, 2019
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Details Throughout the month of April, the District saw a substantial uptick in homicides, a 111 percent increase. The increase reflects the same amount of homicides that occurred in January despite a... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 15, 2019
Featured | Homicides | Infographics | Juveniles | Policy | Suspects | Victims |

Details Nearly two weeks into February, the mother of a 16-year-old murder victim stood before a crowded courtroom inside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse and reminisced about her daughter. She told... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 14, 2019
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Details Homicides in Washington, DC increased by more than 100 percent in the month of April. According to D.C. Witness data, there were 19 homicides in April. April’s total was ten... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 8, 2019
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Details Gun-related homicides are turning out to be more of a problem in Washington, DC than it was two years ago when a Metropolitan Police Department gun recovery program was implemented... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 2, 2019
Court | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details After two mistrials, a defendant was found guilty of shooting a 15-year-old boy in 2015. On May 2, a jury found 26-year-old Derryck Decuir guilty of second-degree murder while armed... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 16, 2019
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Details Throughout the month of March, the District tallied nine homicides, the majority occurring in Southeast DC. While the number of homicides in March decreased when compared to February, overall gun-related deaths... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 4, 2019
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Details After a few hours of deliberation, a defendant was found guilty of fatally shooting a 35-year old man in 2016. On April 4, a jury found 27-year old Andre Becton... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 2, 2019
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Details Even though Washington, DC’s homicide count dropped by one in March, fatal shootings still accounted for more than half of the deaths across the District. According to D.C. Witness data,... Read More