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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 2, 2019
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Even though Washington, DC’s homicide count dropped by one in March, fatal shootings still accounted for more than half of the deaths across the District.
According to D.C. Witness data, there have been nine homicides in March, a 10 percent decline from the 10 homicides in February.
Of the homicides, five resulted from shootings, located in Wards 1, 5, 7 and 8. There were also two trauma incidents, including the death of a 37-year-old man in Ward 8 and the death of a three-month-old infant in Ward 7. Two stabbings occurred in Wards 5 and 7.
Police have arrested suspects in two of the cases.
Jawaid Bhutto
Hilman Ray Jordan, Jr. was arrested on March 1 for allegedly shooting 64-year-old Jawaid Bhutto earlier that day on the 2600 block of Wade Road, SE. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jordan, 45, on April 19.
Dawud Debruhl
Police also apprehended Deontay Britton on March 28. Britton is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 25-year-old Dawud Debruhl on the 1300 block
of Columbia Road, NW. Britton, 25, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on April 8.
