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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 14, 2020
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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On April 14, D.C. Witness tracked four alerts that came from the Metropolitan Police Department from midnight to 6 p.m. The four alerts were in regard to two shootings, one stabbing, and one robbery.
At 12:20 a.m., an alert was sent out in relation to a shooting that occurred in the fourth district on the 700 block of Longfellow St., NW. Metro police were looking for a white Cadillac in relation to the shooting. According to Metropolitan Police documents, 25-year-old Clarence Skrine was located at the scene suffering multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Three hours later at 3:06 a.m., another alert was sent out in relation to a sixth district stabbing that occurred 2400 block of Good Hope Road, SE. A lookout was released for two black males wearing all black clothing, one with a red bandana.
Later in the morning at 7:06 a.m., an alert was sent out in relation to a robbery that took place in the sixth district on the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. A lookout was released for a black male with a dark complexion wearing a mask, a black jacket, and blue jeans.
Finally, an alert was sent out in the afternoon at 2:35 p.m. in regard to a seventh district shooting on the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, SE. There was no lookout.
Written by Wyatt Mullins