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By Abrar Bawezir , Catherine Brennan , Dominique Kalunga , Treva Robaidek - July 5, 2025
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Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard closing arguments from the prosecution and defense in a mass shooting case during a June 26 hearing. Erwin Dubose, 31,... Read More

By Drake Poe , Arianna Camacho - June 27, 2025
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced a stabbing defendant to 54 months of incarceration on June 20.  Danta Forter, 47, pleaded guilty on April 24 to aggravated assault knowingly... Read More

By Ankush Dwivedi [former] - April 30, 2025
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Details Prosecutors presented additional video evidence and eyewitness accounts to paint the crime scene in a mass shooting that took the lives of three individuals. The case was argued before DC... Read More

By 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

By 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

By , Sophia Cooper - January 21, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Videos |

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