DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a murder defendant’s motions, including an emergency release from jail, during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a murder defendant’s motions calling for bond review and release during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

On April 12, a homicide defendant was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein.  Corde Fitzhugh, 22, is charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, two counts of attempted robbery, robbery while armed, and carrying a pistol without a license while armed for his alleged involvement in the deaths of 24-year-old Muntsier Sharfi and 26-year-old Zekariya Elmi.  Sharfi was shot on July 8, 2021, on the 3300 block of Erie Avenue, SE. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 22-year-old Corde Fitzhugh-Clingman with two counts of first-degree murder while armed - felony murder for his alleged connection in homicides that occurred in 2021 and 2022. Read more »

Twenty-one homicides happened in DC during the month of July, an approximately 10.5 percent increase from June.  Shootings were the main cause of death for all but one of the victims, according to D.C. Read more »

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on July 9. Read more »