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By D.C. Witness Staff - April 12, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details There were 15 homicides in March, approximately a 50 percent increase from the previous month. In comparison, 13 homicides happened in March of last year. Three people have been arrested... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details This heatmap covers homicides from the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2021. Data indicates homicides have increased over the last four years, rising by an average of 4.9%... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details There have been slightly fewer homicides between Jan. 1 and March 27 of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Court | Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Six murder trials have concluded in the DC Superior Court since the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted. The court did not hold jury trials... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 4, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details A total of ten homicides occurred during the month of February, all of which were shootings. February homicides decreased by approximately 17 percent from the month before. There were 12... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 26, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details The year 2021 saw more homicides than any year since 2003. While the number rose, the statistics behind them largely stayed the same. There were 227 homicides in 2021, which... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details Exactly half of December’s homicides took place after Dec. 19, including three fatal shootings before 1 a.m. on Dec. 20.  Police say 27-year-old Nycholas Hester and 25-year-old Johnny Coles exchanged... Read More

By Mark Lu [former] , Tory Lysik [former] - January 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A grocery store. A gas station. A barbershop. A non-denominational church. Homicides are on the rise in Washington, DC and mass shootings are one of the causes. Neighborhoods spanning across... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 8, 2021
Daily Stories | Featured | Videos |

Details Please consider donating to our end of year fundraising campaign. All donations received by Dec. 31 will be matched by a sponsor. Donations are tax deductible. Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 8, 2021
Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details November had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed... Read More

By Tory Lysik [former] , Andrea Keckley [former] - November 19, 2021
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the... Read More

By Tory Lysik [former] - November 18, 2021
Court | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details One of the defendants who was charged in the fatal shooting of Kenneth Poindexter was found not guilty. Steven Robin, 25, was charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession... Read More