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By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2019
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Details Exactly six years after shooting her husband, a defendant was found guilty of killing her spouse during a violent argument.  On March 28, a jury found Dianna Lalchan guilty of... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 21, 2019
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Details After four weeks of trial and two days of deliberations, a jury found a man guilty for the murder of a 34-year-old woman from North Carolina. El Hadji Toure, 30,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 15, 2019
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Details During the month of February, the District saw a decrease in homicides compared to the start of the New Year, which tallied 19 homicides. However, D.C. Witness data shows February homicides... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 5, 2019
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Details Even though the shortest month of the year produced a decrease in homicides, February totals contributed to Washington, DC’s nearly 88 percent increase in homicides from this same time last... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 19, 2019
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Details As the District of Columbia brought in the New Year, there was an uptick in homicides that was mostly gun related. Throughout the month of January, there were 19 homicides:15 gun-related homicides,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 13, 2019
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Details After being held for two years, a murder defendant was found not guilty of the murder of a 16-year-old girl. On Feb. 8, a jury found Saeve Evans not guilty... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 4, 2019
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Details As Washington, DC moved into a new year, so did violent crime. D.C. Witness data shows that homicides increased by nearly 46 percent from December. There were 19 homicides in... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 17, 2019
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Details During the final month of 2018, the District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides compared to the last month, a repeated trend throughout the year. In December, the district... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 9, 2019
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Details Even though November showed a decline in homicides, the number rose in December. According to D.C. Witness data, homicides increased in the last month of 2018 to 13 from 11... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 21, 2018
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Details While the District of Columbia saw a decrease in the number of homicides throughout November, the common thread, among the past three months, remains that the majority of homicides in... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 12, 2018
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Details In an effort to minimize unfair sentences, District of Columbia Superior Court judges determine sentences through a chart that applies to all charges, including repeated offenses. The Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines Manual,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 10, 2018
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Details In nearly four weeks time, there were 15 homicides in the District of Columbia. During that same time frame, the Metropolitan Police Department reported the recovery of 118 illegal firearms... Read More