Homicide Victim Derrick Black Aged 34 | July 30, 2015 Defendant Rejects Plea Offer in 11-Year-Old Homicide Case After Appeal July 20 — Mary Hutchinson Appeal Court Daily Stories Homicides Shooting Suspects Victims
Homicide Victim Dominique Ratiff Aged 36 | December 30, 2024 Dupont Circle Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal, Will Go to Trial in 2028 July 20 — W Wade DeVinney Court Daily Stories Homicides stabbing Suspects Victims
Homicide Judge Finds Defendant Accused of Fatal Metro Shooting Mentally Competent to Stand Trial July 20 — Chloe Hokenson Court Daily Stories Shooting Suspects
Homicide Prosecutors Will Retry Triple-Homicide Defendant After Mistrial July 20 — W Wade DeVinney, Court Daily Stories Homicides Shooting Suspects Victims
Homicide Fatal Arson Defendant Has ‘Unsophisticated, Childlike, and Wishful’ Legal Understanding, Says Defense Expert July 20 — Ethan Palgon, Joshua Loehr, Lily Defnet, Vrinda Jhingan Court Daily Stories Homicides Victims
stabbing Judge Won’t Sanction Prosecution for Evidence Issues in a Stabbing July 17 — Josh Nagy-Koechlin Court Daily Stories stabbing Suspects
Non-Fatal Shooting Shooting Defendant’s Case Won’t Be Sealed After Failing Youth Act July 17 — Tobi Akinde, Benjamin Hrubesky Court Daily Stories Non-Fatal Shooting Post Disposition Probation Suspects
Homicide Victim Roy Bennett Jr. Aged 20 | December 5, 2025 Judge Allows 17-Year-Old Fatal Shooting Defendant to Attend School July 16 — Mary Hutchinson, Piper George Court Daily Stories Homicides Shooting Suspects Victims
Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty to Shooting Outside McDonald’s July 16 — Ethan Palgon, Austin Pierce Court Daily Stories Non-Fatal Shooting Shooting Suspects
stabbing Judge Denies Release for Stabbing Defendant, Citing His Prior Homicide Conviction July 16 — Ethan Palgon Court Daily Stories stabbing Suspects
stabbing Defense Attorney Claims Prosecution’s ‘Obligations Have Not Been Met’ in Domestic Stabbing Case July 16 — Ethan Palgon, Austin Pierce Court Daily Stories stabbing
Homicide Prosecutors Claim Fatal Shooting Stemmed From Domestic ‘Cycle of Violence’ July 16 — Mary Hutchinson, Piper George Court Daily Stories Domestic Violence Homicides Shooting Suspects Victims
Homicide Judge Releases Vehicular Homicide Defendant After ‘Barely’ Finding Probable Cause July 16 — Isabella Gagliano, Mary Hutchinson Court Daily Stories Homicides Suspects Traffic Victims
Homicide Suspect, Homicide Victim Were ‘World-Class Arguers,’ Says Defendant’s Son July 15 — Nina Raj, Bailey Luts, Blair Coldrick, Austin Pierce Court Daily Stories Homicides Shooting Victims
stabbing Judge Sentences Domestic Stabbing Defendant to Probation July 15 — W Wade DeVinney Court Daily Stories Domestic Violence Probation stabbing
