Police last week made an additional arrest in the murder of Melvin Williams who, according to charging documents for both defendants, was killed by a single shot from an assault rifle. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 19-and-a-half years on March 27.  Maleek Thomas, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon on Dec. Read more »

A defendant nearing a trial date accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Dec. Read more »

A defendant in a fatal shooting case rejected a plea offer and waived his right to independently test DNA evidence during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 26.  Maleek Thomas, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, felony murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Read more »

A murder defendant pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe found probable cause in a shooting defendant’s case on Oct. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that left one man dead and another injured on Oct. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured on Oct. Read more »