Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took the life of 32-year-old Maurice Nathaniel Jackson.
Police were called to the 1900 block of Fairlawn Ave., SE around 12:30 a.m. Friday morning for reports of gunfire. Upon their arrival, police found Jackson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Jackson was brought to a nearby hospital where all life-saving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead.
Police have not released any suspect information at this time.
Police are investigating a second fatal shooting in Southeast D.C., a day after police reported to a scene on Fairlawn Avenue for a fatal shooting that took the life of a 32-year-old man.
Police were called to the 2400 block of Minnesota Ave., SE Saturday evening around 9 p.m. Upon their arrival police found 24-year-old Nathaniel Davis, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Davis was brought to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Police have not yet released any suspect information.
Police are investigating after a 38-year-old man was found suffering from a head injury early Thursday morning.
Daquan Hooks was found in the 1900 block of 13th St., SE and taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. According to the medical examiner, Daquan was killed by a gunshot wound to the base of his head.
Police have not yet released any suspect information.
This post has been updated to correct the neighborhood.
Bernard Coleman was killed March 17, 2017.
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Steven Stewart was killed March 17, 2017.
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Steven Stewart was killed on March 17, 2017.
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A judge ruled on Wednesday that there remains enough evidence to continue to hold suspects Turell Campbell, Marquese Murray and Marquette Murray for Isiah Agyekum’s murder.
The government and defense attorneys argued over DNA testing in the case, and identification of the alleged shooter.
According to the government, a witness saw Marquese Murray in front of a Chrysler, while Campbell was in the back seat holding a firearm. The witness indicated that the gun came out of the front passenger seat window and one of the passengers was the shooter.
The government requested DNA testing for the three suspects.
Defense attorneys for each of the twins and Campbell argued the wrong men had been charged, and made the case for each of their clients to be let go.
Campbell’s lawyer, Matthew Davies said no witnessed had testified that Campbell was in the car when the shooting took place. Davies argued that the government was asking the court to “make an inference” that Campbell had the weapon. He also argued that the government couldn’t “show” Campbell passed “the weapon to anyone.”
Marquette Murray’s lawyer, Kevin Mosley, said that there were only two witnesses involved in the case who identified the men in the car, but neither of whom could recall the face of the alleged murderer. Murray said that a third witness did not put Marquette Murray anywhere near the car. Murray suggested that there was no connection of Marquette Murray and the vehicle.
Marquese Murray’s lawyer, Brandi Harden, asked the court to look at a “holistic” version. According to Harden the fourth witness was “asking for a release” and looking for a “benefit,” which is why they identified Marquese Murray as the suspect. Harden requested that her client be released.
Judge Ronna Beck denied the requests of all three attorneys for their clients to be released arguing that there was enough evidence to hold them. Beck said no conditions of release would “assure” the “community safety.”
According to Beck, the surveillance video showed that the Chrysler five days after the shooting matched the vehicle the three suspects were in. Beck also said that a fifth witness identified the Murray brothers and knows them well. The judge argued that there was more evidence tying Campbell to the homicide because he was connected to the gun used in the shooting.
The three suspects are currently being held without bail and are scheduled to appear again in court on April 3.
Corrina Mehiel was killed March 20, 2017.
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Ayana McAllister was killed March 20, 2017.
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Police are investigating a Mahaning Heights shooting that took like the life of a 18-year-old girl, and hospitalized another.
According to a police spokesperson, Monday evening around 8:40 p.m. police responded to the 4300 block of Benning Rd., NE for a shooting and found Ayana McAllister suffering from a gunshot wound.
McAllister was brought to a nearby hospital in critical condition. A second victim was brought to a nearby hospital suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds as well.
McAllister succumbed to her injuries Tuesday and was pronounced dead.
According to news reports, McAllister was a college freshman in town on her spring break.
Police have not released any suspect information at this time.
A woman who fatally stabbed her fiance in the heart was sentenced to six years in prison Monday.
Edy Portillo-Martinez, 28, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, as part of a plea agreement, for killing 32-year-old Pedro Sixto Esparragoza inside their apartment last year.
According to details of the plea agreement, Martinez killed her fiance during a heated argument about Esparragoza texting other women.
After stabbing Esparragoza, Martinez immediately called police. Upon their arrival, Martinez lied to police and said her fiance had an accident with a corkscrew. Eventually the truth came out, and Martinez admitted that she “impulsively” stabbed Esparragoza. The defendant also said her fiance “never put a hand on her or physically assaulted her in anyway.”
Martinez was initially charged with second-degree murder while armed. However, after accepting a plea agreement in November Martinez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a suggested sentencing of five to eight years in prison.
Judge Jose Lopez accepted the terms of the plea deal and sentenced Martinez to six years in prison.
Upon the end of her term, Martinez is expected to serve three years probation.
In a press conference Wednesday, Councilman Charles Allen and Interim Police Chief Peter Newsham urged community members to come forward with information about two recent recent Northeast murders that took the lives of two women.
“Somewhere, somebody has seen something that they know probably isn’t right and doesn’t sit well with them,” Allen said. “Please share that information contact MPD so we can try to bring justice for these two young women.”
According to Newsham, 18-year-old Ayana McAllister was caught in the crossfire of a shooting Monday, at around 8:40 p.m. McAllister was with a friend shooting a music video on 4300 block of Benning Road, NE when she was fatally shot. Police arrived to the scene and transported McAllister to a nearby hospital.
McAllister succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead Tuesday, the same day 34-year-old Corrina Mehiel was found bound and stabbed to death in her apartment.
According to Newsham, police responded to the apartment on 600 block of 14 St., NE around 4 p.m. after reports of an unconscious woman. Upon their arrival Mehiel showed no signs of life and was later transported to the medical examiner’s office. Her cause of death was ruled multiple stab wounds.
Newsham pointed out that her apartment showed no signs of forced entry. In addition, the chief said Mehiel was last seen Sunday evening at the Corcoran Museum.
Although police have not released any suspect information, they are asking for the community to aid in their search for a 2004 blue Toyota Prius that has a yellow diamond sticker on the rear bumper directly below the license place. According to Newsham, the car is owned by Mehiel’s family and has a Kentucky plate number of 722-RMY.
Police have not released in suspect information for the death of McAllister.
“Young people ought to be able to come into our community and enjoy themselves without being nervous that a gun is going to be pulled out and someone is going to end up dead,” Newsham said.
Edy Portillo-Martinez was sentenced for the murder of her fiance, Pedro Sixto Esparragoza.
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A judge on Friday approved the government’s request to continue to hold Herman Lee Cook Jr. without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr.
The government argued that Cook Jr is a “threat” to the community, due to his prior criminal records.
Cook’s attorney argued that their client has a family and he should be released. According to the judge, Cook’s record includes unlawful possession of a gun without a license.
In court on Friday, Detective Stephanie Gardner to testified to the events that led to Cook’s arrest.
When asked to describe what happened in related surveillance video, Gardner said it appeared as if the victim was “running away.” The surveillance video allegedly showed Cook walking toward Johnson’s Range Rover, shooting Johnson and walking away.
During cross examination, Gardner said it appeared that the two men “looked at each other” but “couldn’t tell” if there were words exchanged.
When asked, Gardner said the men “knew each other, being some type of associates.”
According to Gardner, Cook’s prior arrest took place in Baltimore, where police were doing a search warrant and Cook, happened to be on the site.
Cook was charged with second-degree murder while armed in February and is scheduled back in court on June 16, 2017.
