A 34-year- old man was fatally shot yesterday on the 200 block of 52 St., NE.
At around 7:30 p.m., police found Wilson Agbebaku suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Agebaku died shortly after he arrived to the hospital
According to a police spokesperson, there is no suspect information at this time and an investigation is underway.
A year-and-a-half after Isiah Agyekum’s murder, police have arrested and charged Marquese Murray, 24, as the third person allegedly responsible for Agyekum’s death.
Murray is currently being held without bond while he faces first-degree-murder while armed charges.
Agyekum was killed back in July 2015 after police found him shot and suffering from gun wounds on 100 block of Darrington St., SW. Agyekum was brought to the hospital where he later died.
Murray is the third person to be charged with Agyekum’s death. Turell Campbell, 23, and Marquete Murray, 23, both face first-degree murder while armed charges. Currently, Campbell and Murray are being held without bond.
All three suspects are expected in court Feb. 7 for a preliminary hearing.
Police have released a video hoping to identify the suspect who allegedly fatally shot and killed Willie Starkey on Tuesday.
The video shows a man dressed in all black walking through a parking lot. He pulls out a gun and shoots multiple times at a man’s head as he tries to run away. The other witnesses flee the scene.
According to a police report, Starkey was discovered suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and neck when they responded. Starkey’s lifeless body was found at the base of stairs leading to the laundromat at 1653 Benning Rd., NE.
Starkey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Previously, police identified the suspect as a black individual between 5’8 and 6’2 tall, weighing between 160 to 200 pounds.
The man charged with the fatal stabbing of Cheryl Schafer last April rejected a plea deal Thursday.
Charles Sykes, charged with second-degree murder while armed, entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity. The government had extended a plea deal, where Sykes would plead guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed. The relationship between Sykes and Schafer was not disclosed, but police have classified the homicides as domestic in nature.
Police received a call for a suspicious package in the apartment building in the 4000 block of Tunlaw Road, NW at around 6:10 a.m. last April. Police later tweeted that the homicide was a domestic incident, and a person of interest had been detained.
When responding to the building, police found Schafer with stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A status hearing was scheduled for April 24.
Anthony Blackmone and Nathaniel Taylor were indicted on nine charges Wednesday stemming from a botched robbery that quickly escalated into murder.
The victim, 23-year-old Nuru Frenche, was found by police suffering from gunshot wounds that ultimately lead to his death back in April 2016.
According to the warrant for Blackmone’s arrest, and details of the indictment, it appears that Frenche was not the intended target, but instead was accompanying the person who Taylor and Blackmone were targeting.
According to the charging documents, Blackmone and Taylor, among others who are currently unnamed, planned to rob another male. Through text messages and phone calls made through phones own by other people, Blackmone and Taylor lured the man and Frenche to meet at 4900 block of Just Street NE under the guise of offering videographer services.
At the time of the meet, Frenche and his friend arrived, and after a short conversation Blackmone and Taylor pulled out guns and demanded, “Give that shit up.” It’s unclear what the duo were attempting to steal.
Blackmone and Taylor released fire. Frenche struggled to get away from Taylor and was shot. Documents do not state who shot Frenche.
After the shooting, Blackmone and Taylor returned the phone they had been using to a nearby house and then fled the scene.
Blackmone and Taylor were indicted for first-degree murder, conspiracy, two counts of attempt to commit robbery while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed and four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence or dangerous offense.
Blackmone has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is expected in court March 28 for a status update. Taylor is expected in court to be arraigned on the charges Feb. 10.
This story has been updated.
Anthony Blackmone was charged with the murder of Nuru Frenche.
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A trial date has been set for suspect Eugene Burns in the murder of Onyekachi Osuchukwu, of California.
Burns, who is being held without bail, will have his case go to trial in June of this year.
Osuchukwu was killed in November 2015 in the 2900 block of 2nd St., SE.
Burns was released pending a trial for another case when he allegedly killed Osuchukwu. He was indicted and pleaded not guilty to murder while armed committed during release, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license, obstructing justice and threatening to kidnap or injure a person.
A status hearing was scheduled for Feb. 10.
Nathaniel Taylor and Anthony Blackmone were indicted for 9 charges, including murder, for the death of Nuru Frenche.
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Anthony Blackmone, indicted on Wednesday for nine charges related to the murder of Nuru Frenche last April, entered a plea of not guilty for all charges.
Frenche was fatally shot in April 2016. Police were called to 4900 block of Just St., NE after reports of a shooting at around 11 p.m. Frenche was found suffering from gunshot wounds and died shortly after arrival at the hospital.
Blackmone was indicted for first-degree murder, conspiracy, two counts of attempt to commit robbery while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed and four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence or dangerous offense.
Nathaniel Taylor was also indicted on the nine charges Wednesday. He is scheduled for an arraignment on Feb. 10.
Blackmone is expected in court March 29 for a status update.
Police have identified two previously unidentified homicide victims as Keon Rishard Parker and Jose Romero Ramirez.
Parker, 28, was fatally stabbed on 2nd and E St., NW on Aug. 8. Police charged 50-year-old George Joyner with his murder. Joyner is being held without bond while his case continues.
Ramirez, 44, was killed in the 2500 block of 17th St., NW on Dec. 23. Police have charged Manuel Pupo-Leyvas with his murder. He is also being held without bond.
A man was found fatally shot outside a laundromat Tuesday afternoon.
According to a police report, police discovered 35-year-old Willie Starkey suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and neck when they were responding to the sound of gunshots in the area. Starkey’s lifeless body was found at the base of stairs leading to the laundromat at 1653 Benning Rd., NE.
Starkey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say they are are looking for a suspect, identified as a black individual between 5’8 and 6’2 tall, weighing between 160 to 200 pounds. At the time of the murder, police say the suspect was wearing a black coat with a black hood and black pants.
A judge found probable cause to hold murder suspect Victor Purdie in jail Monday.
Purdie, charged with second-degree murder was arrested for the fatal assault of Richard Lewis.
According to police, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Lewis’ cause of death was due to head trauma.
The altercation between Lewis and Purdie took place in front of Union Station on Oct. 2, 2016 but Lewis died from his injuries on Jan. 6, 2017.
Purdie’s attorney argued for her client to be released, pointing out that he has been charged with crimes before and successfully completed probation. She also argued that his confession in the warrant affidavit was taken “out of context,” that he has suffered mental health issues, and took issue with witnesses claiming to identify him as the suspect.
Despite the argument, a judge ruled to hold Purdie until his preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 2.
Victor Purdie was charged and arrested with second-degree murder for the alleged fatal assault of Richard Lewis.
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The man charged with the death of Richard Lewis last October admitted to punching and kicking the victim, according to newly released documents.
Victor Purdie, 56, who is charged with second-degree murder, identified himself in surveillance footage police used to identify the assailant in a fight outside Union Station.
At around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 2, police responded to a call for aggravated assault. There, police found Lewis unconscious on the sidewalk in front of Union Station with severe head trauma. Lewis succumbed to his injuries and died Jan. 6. According to a coroner’s report, Lewis died from blunt head trauma.
Purdie was charged with Lewis’ murder on Jan. 23.
According to charging documents, Purdie and Lewis were allegedly seen in surveillance footage in Union Station on the morning of the incident. In the footage, Purdie can be seen walking up to Lewis on the sidewalk and pushing a picture directly in Lewis’ face. When Lewis keeps walking Purdie jerks Lewis’ head and body in the direction of the picture, which the police investigation reveals was a picture of the gravesite where Purdie’s mother is buried.
According to the document, Purdie and Lewis separate and are no longer visible in the footage. Moments later Purdie is seen running toward where the assault is alleged to have occurred.
A witness who was present at the station during the time of the attack and who also appears in the surveillance footage, said they saw two black males, one on the ground another punching the male on the ground. A car horn went off and the male stopped punching and kicked the male on the ground once more before fleeing. The witness added that the man on the ground did not fight back throughout the assault.
The witness was unable to identify the men featured in the video, though they did note that the man who inflicted the punches was a regular in the Union Station station area and they had seen him previously receiving treatment at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.
Another witness, who came forward after police released a person of interest video featuring the two males on the sidewalk near Union Station, was able to identify one of the men as Purdie.
When police called Purdie in for questioning, Purdie identified himself as the other male in the video and confessed that he assaulted Lewis. Purdie told police he showed Lewis the picture of his mother’s grave, Lewis allegedly spit on Purdie’s face and cursed at him. Purdie reacted by punching and kicking Lewis. Purdie said Lewis, “bothers people.”
This wasn’t Purdie and Lewis’ first interaction. According to Purdie, they had problems in the past and Lewis got into a fighting stance though they never fought.
Purdie is currently being held without bail and is expected in court Feb. 2.
Police have charged a man with the alleged murder of 57- year-old Richard Lewis.
Victor Purdie, 56, is facing second degree murder charges for Lewis’s death. Lewis was beaten and repeatedly kicked in the head and succumbed to his injuries Jan. 6, making him D.C.’s first homicide victim of 2017, according to the Washington Post.
According to police, Purdie assaulted Lewis back in October of 2016. Purdie died from his injuries in January.
Lewis was a regular panhandler at Union Station who suffered from schizophrenia, Kent Lewis, Richard Lewis’ brother, told the Washington Post. Lewis was diagnosed with the mental illness after enlisting in the United States military years ago.
In the late 1980s Lewis followed his brother to D.C. and worked as a night watchman all the while taking medicine to control his schizophrenia. In 2002 his regiment fell apart after Lewis’ mother passed away.
“He was a good guy,” Kent Lewis told the Washington Post. “He was a smart guy. He unfortunately fell prey to this illness. This illness led to him being taken advantage of by the people in his world.”
Purdie is expected to be presented in court Monday afternoon.
