Three men charged in the shooting death of AU alum plead not guilty

The three men charged in the August 15 shooting death of Matthew Shlonsky pleaded not guilty, The Washington Post reported.

Shlonsky, 23, a financial analyst and 2014 American University graduate, was caught in cross fire as he was exiting a car in the Shaw neighborhood.

The three men charged with his murder, Marcus King, 20, Andre Dudley, 20, and Christopher Proctor, 26, all of Northwest, were charged with over 60 counts for Shlonsky’s death.

They have been charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon and charges involving injuries to two other adults and three children. Shlonsky’s killing was apart of a larger crime spree, including the theft of a vehicle that was used in the shooting.

King, Dudley, and Proctor’s next court date will be on July 15 at 10 a.m.

Jarell Walker pronounced dead after shooting Thursday night

Police are investigating the shooting death of 22-year-old Jarell Walker of Suitland, Md. Police are still trying to identify the person or persons responsible for Walker’s death.

The Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at the 3700 Block of Hayes St., NW a little before midnight on June 2. Walker was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital.

Death of Javion Drayton, 3, ruled a homicide

The death of a three-year-old boy, who was violently shaken as an infant, has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.

According to police, Javion Drayton, 3, was shaken and assaulted in July 2012. According to the boy’s obituary, published after his death this January, Javion was just four months old at the time of the assault. A press release from police on Wednesday night, announcing that the death is being investigated as a homicide, reported an adult male was arrested and charged with assault at the time of the initial incident but police did not release the man’s name.

Javion was admitted to the hospital after the initial incident, and again on January 21 of this year when he died. On May 11, the cause of death was determined by the medical examiner as complications “of remote non-accidental blunt head and torso trauma,” due to the original shaking event in 2012.

It was not immediately clear if the man initially charged in 2012 will be charged with murder.

Maryland man found dead after shooting Sunday night

Police are investigating after a 32-year-old man died from apparent gunshot wounds in the 1300 block of 7th Street, NW, on Sunday night.

Russell Crawford, of Suitland, Md. was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries after he was discovered suffering from gunshot wounds by third district police.

Police have not made any arrests in the case.

40-year-old Tyrone Bradley dies from gunshot wounds

Tyrone Bradley, 40, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds at around 2:14 am Monday morning. Bradley was discovered by the Fifth district police on the 700 block of 24th Street, NE.

Police have not yet arrested any suspects.

Two men shot, one fatally, early Sunday morning

Two men were shot, one fatally, in an early morning shooting on Sunday.

According to police, William Arthur Wells Jr. was found dead from a gunshot wound in the 200 block of 55th Street, NE, at around 1:30 a.m. A second male was found later in the 5500 block of Blane Street, NE. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

29-year-old fatally shot in apartment building

A 29-year-old man was found fatally shot in the chest Thursday afternoon in an apartment building in the Woodland Terrace neighborhood.

Demetrius Stevenson, 29, was found on the landing leading to the third floor of an apartment building at 2734 Langston Place, SE. According to police, he was taken to the hospital but pronounced dead later that afternoon.

Police charge third man for alleged murder of Cortez Clark

Police have arrested a third man for the alleged murder of 32-year-old Cortez Lamont Clark last year.

Wade Rashod Wilson, 20, has been charged with first-degree felony murder while armed. Clark was found dead from apparent stab wounds in the afternoon of Oct. 13, 2015.

According to court documents, Wilson is being held without bail.

Tayvon Felton, 19, and John David Allen, 26, have also been charged with Clark’s death and are being held without bail. All three men are due back in court Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Police searching for two people of interest in Shamel Lancaster murder

Police have released video footage of two men they believe are connected to the murder of 28-year-old Shamel Lancaster earlier this month.

The two men are seen in the video from a variety of angles entering and exiting an establishment.

According to police, Lancaster was found at 2:54 a.m. on May 8 by police responding to a call for an assault. Lancaster was taken to the hospital where he lived until May 12. According to the medical examiner, Lancaster’s death was a result of blunt for trauma to the head.

Police investigating murder of 24-year-old

Police are investigating the shooting death of a 24-year-old man on Wednesday.

Police found Thomas Meriedy with multiple gunshot wounds after they were flagged down by people in the area. Meriedy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was originally found in the 2300 block of Mount View Place, SE.

Leon Stewart charged with murder

A man wanted for months by police for the alleged murder of Darnell Lee Richardson has been arrested.

In April, police circulated a photo of Leon Stewart, seeking his arrest for Richardson’s shooting death on March 16. He was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder while armed.

According to police, Richardson was found in the driver’s seat of a car suffering from gunshot wounds. Police determined the actual shooting took place in the 3400 block of Benning Road, NE.

Stewart is being held without bail and is due in court on June 17.

44-year-old man dies from gunshot wounds

A 44-year-old man from Maryland was fatally shot Thursday.

Police say Dana Hamilton was found in the 800 block of Southern Ave, SE, a little before 3 a.m.

Hamilton, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to the hospital where he died.

Tayvon Cummings, 22, fatally shot

A 22-year-old male was killed in the Benning Ridge neighborhood Monday.

Police found Tayvon Devonte Cummings suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4800 block of Texas Ave, SE, a little before 1 p.m. Though emergency personnel responded, Cummings was determined to be dead at the scene.

Half of D.C. homicide cases remain without an arrest

No suspects have been arrested in more than half of the district’s homicides in 2016, according to statistics kept by this website.

In 2016, of the 41 victims of a homicide, arrests have been made in 19. That goes against a report Wednesday night, attributing stats to Chief Cathy Lanier reporting 75 percent of all cases have been closed with an arrest.

“So far in the District, Lanier said 75 percent of homicide cases this year have been closed with an arrest. Also, more than half of the 40 homicides that have happened in 2016 have occurred on the other side of the river,” the report said.

Department Spokesman Dustin Sternbeck clarified Thursday that the there have not been arrests made in 30 of the 40 homicide cases, but that police have either made an arrest, know of a suspect, or are closing in on a suspect in 73 percent of cases, which allow them to deem it closed.

“We know who they are, we may just be strengthening our case,” Sternbeck said. The specifics of what allow a case to be marked “closed” can be found on the MPD website.

Police investigating shooting death of 22-year-old Tuesday night

Police are investigating the murder of a 22-year-old man died who Tuesday night after being shot.

Jaquan Lamont Haney was found in the 4000 block of Wheeler Road, SE, at around 10:15 p.m., according to police.

Haney was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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