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Document: Vehicle Sought in a Homicide: 1500 Block of Good Hope Road, SE

Details Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to a homicide that occurred on Monday, July 3, 2023.... Read More

Shooting Victim’s Family Seeks Redress in Wake of Plea Deal

Details (Updated with new comments from Chelsea Lewis, a lawyer for the Manyan family.) On June 16, a retired lieutenant for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Jesse Porter Jr., agreed to... Read More

Document: *Correction* Suspect Sought in an Assault with Intent to Kill (Gun) Offense: 1400 Block of H Street, Northeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 6, 2023
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Homicide Branch is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect for a shooting that occurred on May 30, on the 1400 block... Read More

Public Defender Snafu Postpones Hearing in Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 18, 2023
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Details A hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein was delayed on May 18 because the DC public defender’s office failed to provide a new attorney for a murder suspect.... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 700 Block of G Street, Southeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 27, 2023
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Details 41-year-old Johnathan Dawkins, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 24, on... Read More

Judge Releases Defendant Charged with Accessory After the Fact

By Caroline Sagristano [former] - February 16, 2023
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Details A DC Superior Court judge released a defendant charged with accessory after the fact on Feb. 15. Nakia Pearson, 29, is charged with one count of accessory after the fact... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Connection to a Non-Fatal Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 11, 2023
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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Jan. 9, on the 100 block of Monroe Street, NE. According to a press... Read More

Judge Sets Tentative Trial Date for Homicide Defendants

Details Parties in a homicide case settled on a tentative date for trial under the counsel of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. The next available date isn’t until nearly three... Read More

Document: Traffic Fatality That Killed a 65-Year-Old Man

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - July 18, 2022
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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that killed a 65-year-old man at the intersection of 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue, NW. At approximately 2:31 a.m., a... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sentencing for Murder Defendant in Quarantine

Details (2019 Cf1 015087) DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt rescheduled a July 15 sentencing hearing for a murder defendant that is under COVID-19 quarantined at the DC Jail. Gregory Washington,... Read More

COVID-19 Case Delays Homicide Trial

Details A homicide trial was postponed on June 22 because a defense attorney tested positive for COVID-19. Co-defendants Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22, are charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Document: Homicide on 14th Street, NW

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - June 22, 2022
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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a fatal shooting on 14th Street, Northwest on June 19. At approximately 8:48 p.m., officers were called to shut down a large event that... Read More