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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 7, 2025
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an update on the investigation of a homicide that occurred on Feb. 16 on Knox Place, Southeast. The victim, identified as 37-year-old William Williams,... Read More
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Sophia Cooper
- January 22, 2025
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman found probable cause in a shooting homicide on Jan. 21 even though the defense argued there was a limited claim of self-defense. Tyquan Jennings,... Read More
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, Sophia Cooper - January 21, 2025
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied release for two sisters accused in a stabbing during a hearing on Jan. 17. Donea Williams, 30, and Ashley Brown, 26, are charged... Read More
By
Marissa Stambaugh [former]
, Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - October 24, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause and denied release for a homicide defendant on Oct. 23, accused of killing his victim with a glass bottle. Tommy Whack,... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 22, 2024
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Details D.c. Witness data shows how homicides have shifted in the District since 2015. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 16, 2024
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Details With a total of 287 homicides in 2023, the video breaks down the number of lethal incidents by Ward. Read More
By
Andy Tripathi [former]
, Caleigh Bartash [former] - March 22, 2022
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Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. A DC Superior Court judge questioned a prosecutor on why a murder defendant arrested in July 2020 has not yet been indicted.... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- March 21, 2022
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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck twice by vehicles at the intersection of New York and New Jersey Avenues, NW. At approximately... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 8, 2021
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Details Please consider donating to our end of year fundraising campaign. All donations received by Dec. 31 will be matched by a sponsor. Donations are tax deductible. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 28, 2021
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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of an on-duty Special Police Officer on Sept. 21.... Read More
By
Andrea Keckley [former]
- March 30, 2021
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Details John Littlejohn says he’ll never forget the Saturday night he sat on a church’s steps high on PCP. “The police were making patrols in the neighborhood,” he recalls. “I was... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 9, 2021
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Details From June 16 to Sept. 30, there were 448 domestic violence defendants presented during initial hearings at the DC Superior Court, in which 75 defendants were held. Domestic Violence Holds... Read More