Shooting Archives - Page 8 of 396

Judge Rules Against Admitting Gang-Tie Evidence in a Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defense motion to exclude the prosecution’s Instagram evidence suggesting the suspects had a gang association. The action in a Nov. 14 hearing... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to House Party Murder

Details A defendant pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 15. Charles Best, 26, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a... Read More

After Courtroom Outburst, Judge Sentences Defendant to 17 Years for Fatal Shooting

By Varshana Ramnarine [former] , Maren Fagan [former] - November 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a defendant to 17 years in prison after one of the victim’s family members offered a statement and another was escorted out of... Read More

Murder Defendant Arrested in Maryland, Misses DC Arraignment

Details Andrew Ellis was absent for the court hearing at which his co-defendant, Marques Johnson, was arraigned in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 15. The prosecutor... Read More

Murder Trial Ends with Clashing Accounts of Shooting

Details Parties presented conflicting accounts of the fatal interaction between the victim and the defendant in their closing arguments in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on... Read More

Victim’s Brother Identifies Defendant as Shooter In Nightclub Murder Retrial

Details “I knew what I saw,” testified the brother of a victim who was fatally shot outside a nightclub regarding his identification of the defendant in a photo array. The moment... Read More

‘I Feared For My Life,’ Defendant Testifies in Murder Trial

Details The defense presented their only witness, the defendant, to tell his side of the story in a murder trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov.... Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 80 Years For ‘Senseless Act of Violence’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a defendant to 80 years incarceration on Nov. 15. Beysean Jones, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Severs A Co-Defendant Matter in A Carjacking

By Joseph Wolf [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld severed a carjacking co-defendant’s matter on Nov. 14. Maurice Edwards is charged with armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of... Read More

Blue and Gray Jacket, Cell Phone Data Presented as Murder Evidence

By Phoebe McConnell [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details A jacket said to match the description of one worn by a shooting defendant and tracking data from his phone near the crime scene were introduced into evidence during the... Read More

Tougher Stay Away Conditions Imposed on Domestic Shooting Suspect

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow denied a shooting defendant’s request for release on Nov. 7, following multiple violations of a stay-away order. Aaron Carson, 23, is charged with assault... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A defendant in a homicide case entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 14. Niko Hall, 33, was originally... Read More