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New details emerge in Fogle stabbing

A suspect charged in the stabbing death of Kenneth Fogle, 54, was Fogle’s girlfriend and had smoked synthetic marijuana prior to Fogle’s death, according to news reports.

Loretta Hall, told police she and Fogle were in a relationship and had drank and smoked synthetic the morning of the stabbing, according to NBC Washington.

Fogle was found in the basement of an apartment building on the 3200 block of 23rd Street, Southeast, suffering from stab wounds to his arms, chest and abdomen. According to NBC Washington, a bloody knife was later found in a cat litter box in Hall’s home, and that police also found drops of blood on the walls and in the kitchen.

Hall has been charged with second degree murder while armed and is awaiting a preliminary hearing set for June 30, 2015 at 9:30 am.

Darrell Michael Grays dies after being shot

Detectives are investigating after a 33-year-old man died after he was shot Sunday afternoon.

According to police, despite efforts at the hospital to revive Darrell Michael Grays, of Northeast, Grays died after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1600 block of E Street, NE.

Police investigating homicide of Rodney Delonte Davis

Police have identified a man found by police suffering from fatal gunshot wounds Sunday morning as 25-year-old Rodney Delonte Davis of Manassas, Virginia.

According to police, Davis was found on the unit block of Galveston Place in Southwest at around 9 a.m. June 28 after police were alerted to a sighting of an unconscious male.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy.

 

Police investigating death of homeless man

UPDATE: Police have identified the man killed as Joel Johnson. 

Police are investigating the homicide of a homeless man, who was found fatally injured Friday night under a portico in a courtyard of the St. Luke’s Mission Center in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, on June 19, at approximately 10:00 pm, police received a call for an unconscious person in the 3600 block of Calvert Street, NW. Upon arrival, they found Johnson unconscious. Despite lifesaving attempts at the scene, Johnson succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Washington Post, D.C. police initially described the incident as a stabbing but in a statement issued later Saturday said only that Johnson was found unconscious and “suffering from visible injuries.”

 

Police investigating shooting death of Stephon Marquis Perkins

Police are investigating after a 21-year-old Maryland man was found fatally shot last Thursday June 25, 2015.

According to police, Stephon Marquis Perkins was found near the intersection of 16th and Galen streets in Southeast D.C. around 3:44 a.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Perkins  was transported to the MEDSTAR Unit of Washington Hospital Center where he later died from his injuries.

Police found Perkins while patrolling the area and are still searching for more information.

 

Burning body found in trashcan in Northeast

The body of a black male was found burning in a trash bin on the morning of June 23 and police are still investigating the circumstances.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the male was fatally shot before he was burned in the trash can in the 1200 block of Holbrook Terrace, NE.

According to the Washington Post, Officer Sean Hickman, a D.C. police spokesman, said the body was found about 5:40 a.m., about a block from West Virginia Avenue and the campus of Gallaudet University.

Police were initially alerted to the crime when firefighters—called to the scene by neighbors complaining about a trash can fire—found the body after extinguishing the flames. The body had been burned beyond recognition, initially preventing police from determining the sex and cause of death of the victim, according to the article. In an interview with ABC7 News, Police Chief Cathy Lanier stated that the crime is “unusual” as the area has been extremely quiet.