D.C. Sees Lowest Homicide Rate in 2021
November had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed…
+ Read MoreNovember had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed…
+ Read MoreMetropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to a 2019 homicide. On Dec. 26, 2019, officers responded to the 1800 block of Corcoran Street, NE, due…
+ Read MoreOn April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun released defendant Jayvon Thomas but held co-defendant Lavar Hunter in a preliminary hearing for their homicide case. Hunter, 19, and Thomas,…
+ Read MoreOn March 6, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun heard testimony and cross-examination of the lead detective in a homicide case. Jayvon Thomas, 20, and Lavar Hunter, 19, are charged…
+ Read MoreDuring a July 28 hearing, a homicide defendant was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 12-years for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 22-year-old Michael Taylor and one year…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Co-defendants Kewon Hunter and Stephon Evans were charged with first-degree murder…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case only has enough evidence to go to trial on a lesser charge than what prosecutors initially filed after the defense…
+ Read MoreA preliminary hearing for a murder defendant held in jail since October was rescheduled because the defense claims the prosecutor failed to hand over evidence in time. Nathan Hunter is…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge issued bench warrants for three defendants who did not show up to their Aug. 11 court hearings. Jason Washington is charged with robbery, second-degree burglary…
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