Shooting Archives - Page 15 of 396

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Acquittal Motion

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a shooting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal during a trial on Oct. 24. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Defendant Acquitted of Shooting Charges

By Cameron Horne [former] - October 25, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A jury acquitted a shooting defendant on both pending charges after a week-long trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 24. Jamal Coleman, 32, was charged with... Read More

Shooting Defendant Guilty on All Charges

By Cameron Horne [former] - October 25, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A jury found a shooting defendant guilty of all charges during an Oct. 24 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe. Cornellius Ruffin, 41, was found guilty of assault... Read More

Prosecutors Link Cell Phone Evidence to a Mass Shooting Defendant

By Joseph Wolf [former] , Cathy Ochoa [former] - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A witness who was able to connect a cell phone to a defendant testified before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 23. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with... Read More

Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Deal, Delays Prelim

Details A shooting defendant rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Oct. 24 pushing back the court calendar. Delante Glascoe, 41, is charged... Read More

Murder Suspect Says She Feared Sexual Abuse in Drug Treatment That ‘Failed Her’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued an order for a murder defendant to be released to another bed-to-bed drug treatment program after the defendant’s previous experience potentially led to... Read More

Data Shows 20 Defendants Were Released from April to October

Details D.C. Witness data shows that between April 15 and Oct. 15, 20 defendants were released by the DC Superior Court, including those accused of homicide, carjacking, and stabbings. Many of... Read More

Judge Won’t End Home Confinement For Shooting Suspect

By Elizabeth Brady [former] - October 24, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan rejected a shooting defendant’s request to cancel home confinement on Oct. 23, but modified a release order allowing him to go to work, find... Read More

Judge Doesn’t Find Probable Cause in Murder, Case Dismissed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to rule on probable cause, and dismissed the charges against a shooting defendant on Oct. 22.... Read More

Murder Retrial May Hinge on Recanted Testimony of a Confession

Details Parties began closing arguments in connection to a 2015 homicide case being retried before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Oct. 22. The outcome could depend on the credibility... Read More

DOCUMENt: MPD Searching for Suspects and Vehicles in Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is requesting public assistance in locating two suspects involved in a shooting that took place on Oct. 19, 2024, in the 2500 block of Marion... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Sixth Street Southeast Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 22-year-old Asonta Dunmore, which took place on Oct. 23 in the 4200 block of 6th Street, SE. Upon responding to... Read More