Homicides Archives - Page 36 of 913

Defense Says Detective’s Methods ‘Very Quick, Very Slick, and Very Nefarious’

Details Three closing arguments in a homicide case, presented by the prosecution and attorneys for two co-defendants, offered the jury conflicting interpretations of the facts in a trial before DC Superior... Read More

Juvenile Homicide Defendant Won’t Go to Court, Trial Delayed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs told a juvenile suspect’s attorney to remind him that “it is not optional to come to court,” during a Sept. 6 hearing. The 16-year-old... Read More

Psychiatrist Testifies Homicide Defendant Competent to Stand Trial

Details A psychiatrist, who was called to testify following a murder defendant’s attorney’s contesting the doctor’s findings, deemed the suspect competent to stand trial on Sept. 9, before DC Superior Court... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian in Northeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 10, 2024
Documents | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an ongoing investigation into a fatal traffic crash involving a pedestrian in Northeast. On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, roughly around 9:52 p.m., a pedestrian... Read More

Murder and Conspiracy Defendant Requests Plea Deal, Fights Disputed Evidence in Retrial

Details Accused of killing his best friend and conspiring to intimidate a witness, Eugene Burns asked the prosecution to extend a plea offer and argued through his defense attorneys, Rosemary Szanyi... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Southeast Stabbing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced it is investigating a homicide in Southeast Washington, D.C. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Officers responded... Read More

Vehicular Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty

By Elizabeth Bernstein [former] , Lucy Orgolini [former] - September 10, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun accepted a homicide defendant’s guilty plea on Sept. 9. Andre Johnson, 31, was originally charged with second-degree murder for his involvement in a hit... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Northwest Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an ongoing investigation into a homicide that occurred in Northwest, Washington DC. On the evening of Friday, September 6, 2024, at around 10:33 PM,... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in an Aug. 23 hearing. Maurice Williams, 22, was originally charged with... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Crash Involving a Pedestrian in Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an ongoing investigation into a fatal hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian in Northwest DC. The initial findings from the investigation, conducted by MPD, determined... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian in Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that they are currently investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a pedestrian that took place on Sept. 4 at approximately 8:58pm on the 2100... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing, Release Pending

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to conduct independent DNA testing, and filed a motion that would allow him to leave the District on a family trip before DC Superior... Read More