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One dead after shooting in Southeast Monday

Two men were wounded, one fatally, in a shooting on Eaton Road in Southeast D.C. Monday night.

According to police, two male victims were found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds Monday night at around 7:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Easton Road, SE.

Both men were taken to the hospital. One victim was listed in critical condition while a second victim, Ernest Massenberg-Bey, Jr., was pronounced dead.

Massenberg-Bey Jr. was 21-years-old and from Southeast, D.C.

Police investigating death of Baltimore man

Police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a Baltimore man Wednesday night.

According to police, 38-year-old Levi Kinte Davis was found suffering from gunshot wounds at around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 4200 East Capitol Street, NE.

Davis, of Baltimore, Maryland, was taken to the hospital by emergency personnel where he was pronounced dead.

Kassahun Abebe Edo dies after assault Saturday morning

A 35-year-old man died from injuries Sunday sustained after an assault the night before.

According to police, Kassahun Abebe Edo fell and struck his head on a sidewalk or curb at around 3 a.m. Saturday after he had been involved in some kind of altercation.

Edo was found in the 700 block of Fairmont Street, NW, by police officers responding to a report of a fight in that area.

Edo was taken to the hospital Saturday but died from his injuries the following day. Police say he was a resident of Irving, Texas.

 

 

After police stand-off, Roosevelt Robinson charged with murder

After a standoff with police that lasted over a day and a half, police have charged 67-year-old Roosevelt Robinson with murder.

Robinson allegedly barricaded himself inside a home on the 3700 block of 18th Street, NE, after fatally shooting Loretta Carswell. Police say Carswell was killed around 10:15 a.m. Friday.

Robinson barricaded himself inside the home until police were able to negotiate and apprehend him at around 5 p.m. the following day. Robinson was charged with second-degree murder while armed.

“The highly trained members from our Emergency Response Team did an outstanding job in protecting not only the life of the suspect, but the lives of the persons in the surrounding neighborhood,” Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said in a statement. “I would also like to thank our partners in the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their support and the communities that were affected by this situation for their patience, understanding, and cooperation during the duration of the event.”

Police investigating killing of Bobby Ellis on Sunday

Police are investigating the apparent stabbing death of a 33-year-old man Sunday afternoon.

Bobby Ellis was found suffering from stab wounds at around 2:45 Sunday in the 4800 block of Meade Street, NE.

Ellis, of Southeast, was taken to a hospital but could not be revived.

 

Police searching for additional suspects in Shaw homicide

Though one arrest has been made, police are still searching for other suspects in the fatal shooting of Matthew Shlonsky last week.

One of six suspects in the case, Marcus King, was charged Friday

Police are still trying to identify five suspects and a vehicle of interest in connection with the homicide. Police have released two videos which seek to identify the people of interest. The second video is from a burglar offense in August which involves some of the people of interest. That video contains a vehicle of interest number two, which police say has been recovered.

Marcus King charged with fatal shooting in Northwest

A teenager has been charged with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old last Saturday. 

Less than a week after Matthew Shlonsky was fatally shot while walking in the Shaw neighborhood, police charged 19-year-old Marcus King with his murder. King was charged Friday with second-degree murder while armed.

Police are still searching for other suspects.

Police respond to two fatal shootings just minutes apart Saturday morning

Police are investigating two separate shootings early Saturday that left two men dead.

Police responded to reports of gunshots Saturday at around 2:51 a.m. where 24-year-old Antonio Dean was found with no signs of life. Dean, of Southwest, was found on the 1300 block of Stevens Road, SE.

Minutes later, police responded to a report of a shooting at around 2:57 a.m. There they found 26-year-old Kenneth Earl Watson, Jr. who was also found with no signs of life, and pronounced dead. Watson was found on the 300 block of 54th street, NE.

 

 

 

 

Police release photos, video of people of interest in July homicide

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying and finding three men wanted in connection with the stabbing death of Antonio Austin.

Austin was found stabbed within a block of police headquarters, near 4th and E Streets, NW on July 27.

Police have released multiple photos and videos, seen below, while asking for the public to help identify the three men.

 

 

 

Police investigating fatal shooting of Matthew Shlonsky

A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the Shaw neighborhood.

According to police, 23-year-old Matthew Castrol Shlonsky was fatally shot Saturday at around 5 p.m. on the 1800 block of Seventh Street.

Police are on the look out for a burgundy Chrysler 300 with a Maryland registration which was seen fleeing the scene.

 

Hector Felix charged with Monday’s fatal stabbing

Police have arrested a 57-year-old man for Monday afternoon’s fatal stabbing.

Hector L. Felix was charged with second-degree murder while armed for the alleged murder of Eric Lee Smith. Smith, 44, died after he was found suffering from stab wounds on the 800 block of H Street, NE.

Felix was charged Friday.

 

Police investigating fatal shooting of Lawrence Carter

Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning that left a 27-year-old man dead in Northwest.

Police say Lawrence Alonzo Carter of Northwest was found dead from apparent gunshot wound by police responding to sounds of gunshots on the 1500 block of First Street, NW. Carter was found at around 1 a.m. Saturday.

 

 

17-year-old arrested in connection with toddler’s death

A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree cruelty to a child after a toddler was fatally shot two weeks ago.

According to police, 3-year-old Dalis Cox was shot inside a residence and taken to a hospital where she died on July 29. Police said preliminary information suggested another child found had had been playing with a gun that accidentally struck Cox.

According to the Washington Post, the charged 17-year-old brought the gun into the home that was used to shoot Dalis.

Police charged the 17-year-old with first-degree cruelty to a child on Monday.