Prosecutors brought the victim’s sister to the witness stand to testify against her cousin, Lewkus Turner, who is charged with killing Vincent Gyamfi in a family dispute. Read more »

On Sept. Read more »

On June 9, a jury hearing a 2020 homicide trial rendered its verdict.  Lewkus Turner, 29, was charged with second-degree murder, and two counts of possession of a firearm for allegedly shooting his cousin, 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi. Read more »

On June 7, parties in a homicide trial delivered closing arguments following a three-week emotional proceeding before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Read more »

In her opening argument, defense attorney Gemma Stevens told jurors that Vincent Gyamfi “just kept coming” after Lewkus Turner in a family squabble that ultimately proved deadly. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan harshly criticized prosecutors for failing to turn over hours of CCTV surveillance footage that could prove Lewkus Turner innocent of a murder charge. Read more »

Lewkus Turner’s  murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan was delayed on May 11 by an earlier motion to dismiss the case.    Turner, 29, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi on Dec. Read more »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan continued a motion hearing in a second-degree murder case to review case law documents.  Lewkus Turner, 29, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi on Dec. Read more »

The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the U.S. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a murder defendant's request for a compassionate release based on the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge held off ruling on a request to release a murder defendant from DC Jail.  Lewkus Turner, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting his cousin, 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi, on the 1700 block of 29th Street, SE, on Dec. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case involving cousins has enough evidence to proceed to trial.  On the evening of Dec. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened on Dec. Read more »