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Jury Acquits Woman of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Former Lover

By Adriana Marroquin - May 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom acquitted a defendant of a shooting in a complex domestice dispute on May 2. Tyshay Moore, 27, is charged with... Read More

Tempers Flare Between Opposing Lawyers After Murder Mistrial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt admonished argumentative attorneys and obstreperous defendants after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in a homicide case on May 7. Demonte Gibson,... Read More

Document: Police Arrest 21-Year-Old for Shooting in Columbia Heights

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 21-year-old Kyiel Kearny in connection with a shooting that occurred on May 10 in Columbia Heights. Officers responded to the 1300... Read More

Jury Convicts Defendant of Killing Co-Worker

Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom convicted a homicide defendant of all charges on May 5. Ranje Reynolds, 28, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Eyewitness Describes Murder Victim’s Futile Plea for Help

Details The trial in a fatal shooting case continued on May 7 before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park with a witness recounting how the bloody victim pleaded for help. Naquel... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Nonfatal Shooting Near School in NorthEast DC

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 8, 2025
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a shooting that occurred on May 1 in Northeast Washington, D.C. Three suspects brandished handguns and fired at a victim in... Read More

Independent Counsel to Advise Murder Defendant at Sentencing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ruled that an independent counsel be appointed to advise a murder defendant in what was supposed to be a sentencing hearing on May 2.... Read More

Defiant Defendant Delays Shooting Case

By Becca Parnass - May 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park alerted parties in a shooting case that the defendant was returned to the DC Jail on May 7, after he refused to go along... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal, Following Mistrial

By Adriana Marroquin - May 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant, who was granted a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on May... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted a homicide defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing on May 5. Derek Turrentine, 42, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated... Read More

Prosecutors Show Emotional Videos of Fatal Shooting Aftermath

Details The prosecution introduced emotional footage of the aftermath of a fatal-shooting from Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers’ body-worn cameras during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on... Read More

Murder Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 2. Eric Sheffield, 20, and D’Andre Montgomery, 19, are charged with... Read More