According to D.C. Witness data, there were 12 homicide incidents in June, accounting for 20 victims.
As of Sept. 5, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has identified and arrested six suspects.
According to MPD documents, Maurice Gaskins, 47, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Deandre Lewis on the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE, on June 27.
Kelvin Thomas Jr. and Jalen Lucas, both 17, were arrested and charged as adults under Title 16 with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old United States House of Representatives intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym on June 30. The incident occurred on the 1200 block of 7th Street, NW, and wounded two other victims. Police are searching for a third suspect.
MPD also identified 25-year-old Leslie Flores, who was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed, due to her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Jonathan Fuentes-Ferrufino on June 8 in a residence on the 4100 block of 7th Street, NW.
Deja Hines, 25, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Devante Offutt, 30, in the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, SE, on June 13.
The final identified suspect, Kyree Young, 17, was charged under Title 16 as an adult for first-degree murder while armed on June 24, due to his alleged involvement in a fatal pedestrian hit and run at the intersection of 12th and U Streets, NW, which killed 55-year-old Donnel Bracket Phillips.
MPD has not identified suspects for the remaining eight reported homicide incidents.
According to MPD, one incident involved 31-year-old Breon Quick, who was shot and killed on June 9 in a shooting that wounded three other victims on the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, NE.
A double homicide killed 30-year-old Quonzay Lynch and 41-year-old Cortney Burley near the 1800 block of D Street, NE, on June 22.
MPD is currently offering a reward for information on the unsolved cases.
