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D.C. Witness Staff
- September 23, 2018
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The first full day of Fall seemed to continue the weekend’s deadly theme with three more homicides in the District. Overall, six people have been fatally shot in DC since Sept. 21.
According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department, Juan Dwayne Jackson, Ervin Eugene Watkins and William Hayworth were shot to death during the early morning hours on Sept. 23 in Southeast D.C.
Shortly after midnight, Jackson, 45, along with another victim who was not identified, sustained multiple gunshot wounds on the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, SE. Jackson died on the scene. The unidentified victim was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to the release.
About an hour later, police responded to reports of gunfire on the 1400 block of Howard Road, SE, which is located in the Barry Farms neighborhood. When they arrived, police were notified of a victim receiving treatment at a local hospital for multiple gunshot wounds. Watkins, 28, was later pronounced dead after all life-saving efforts failed, according to the release.
About three hours after Watkins was shot, Hayworth, 42, sustained multiple gunshot wounds on the 3400 block of 22nd Street, SE. He also died on the scene.
As of Sept. 23, there have been 116 homicides in DC, nearly a 30 percent increase from the same time last year, according to D.C. Witness data. Fifty-five of those homicides have occurred in Ward 8.
Police are offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in any of these cases or any other homicide case in DC. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. , Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
Follow D.C. Witness for updates on the cases.