There have been 16 homicides in June, nearly a 16 percent decrease from the total number of homicides in May.
A majority of the June homicides occurred form gun-related incidents. D.C. Witness data shows there were 15 shootings and one stabbing.
Police have apprehended four suspects in relation to the homicides.
One suspect, Daniel Gayden, 54, was arrested on June 1 for allegedly stabbing 54-year-old Ronald Collins on the 5100 block of A Street, SE earlier that same day.
Gayden is being held at DC Jail.
His next court hearing is scheduled on Oct. 16.
Raymond Davis was arrested on June 3 for allegedly shooting 39-year-old Henry Hackett on the 2700 block of Langston Place, SE on June 3.
Davis, 46, is scheduled for another hearing in August.
Micah Bidgell is accused of murdering Marquis Harrod on June 6.
Bidgell, 24, allegedly shot Harrod, 18, on the 1300 block of Brentwood Road, NE. He was arrested on June 17.
Bidgell’s next court hearing is scheduled on Aug. 7.
All three defendants are charged with second-degree murder.
On June 25, Philbert Griffith was arrested for the murder of 28-year-old Alante Moore.
The shooting occurred on the 1500 block of 19th Street, SE on June 19.
Griffith is scheduled for a hearing on Aug. 12.
