Police have charged 20-year-old Brandon Byrd with the murder of his father, Otis Byrd.
Otis Byrd was stabbed in the parking garage by the Children’s Medical Center last Wednesday. A short time later, police arrested and charged his son with second-degree murder while armed.
Brandon Byrd is being held without bail and is due back in court on Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m.
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Herman Lee Cook., Jr.
Cook is wanted for the alleged murder of 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson, Jr., earlier this month.
Johnson was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 5700 block of Georgia Ave., NW, last Monday. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
Police describe Cook as a black male, 5’8″ tall, weighing 250 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. Police say he is to be considered “armed and dangerous.”
The body of a man found in Ivy City has been identified as William Lassiter, 52.
Lassiter’s body was found last Wednesday in the area of Mount Olivet Road and New York Avenue, NE. Police were responding to the sound of a single gunshot a little before 2 a.m. when they found Lassiter dead with apparent gunshot wounds.
Police have not yet made any arrests in the case.
A 19-year-old was fatally shot in Anacostia over the weekend.
Gary Thompson, of Maryland, was found by police at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries, according to police.
No arrests have been made.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Deonta Farrar.
Farrar, 32, was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the area of Quarles Street and Kenilworth Avenue, NE, on Tuesday night.
At about 7:15 p.m., police found Farrar and had him taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Police have not made any arrests for Farrar’s death.
A 26-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday morning.
Police say Matthew Walker was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the 900 block of Eastern Ave., NE at around 1:30 a.m.
Walker was declared dead at the scene. Police have not released any suspect information.
Police have charged George Joyner, 50, with the murder of a man who has yet to be identified.
Joyner has been charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing another male to death in the area of 2nd and E Streets, NW.
Joyner was presented in D.C. Superior Court and is being held without bail. He is due to appear in court again on September 9 at 9:30 a.m.
A man was fatally stabbed near Children’s Medical Center Wednesday night, in what police are investigating as a domestic incident.
The D.C. Police Department tweeted Wednesday night that the man, later identified as Otis Byrd, had died and police were searching for the man’s suspect as the suspect.
UPDATE: Stabbing victim in 100 b/o Michigan Ave has been pronounced at hospital. Suspect is his adult son and has fled the scene.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 10, 2016
As of Thursday at noon, the suspect still has not been arrested. Police responded to the 100 block of Michigan Ave., NW, near the hospital, and found Byrd suffering from stab wounds. He later died at the hospital.
This is the second domestic incident police were investigating Wednesday night. A man was charged with killing his father inside their home in Georgetown.
A 32-year-old man allegedly fatally stabbed his father inside a Georgetown residence Wednesday night.
Police have charged Peter Spencer with first-degree murder while armed for the death of his father, 71-year-old Harrison Spencer. Police responded to the residence in the 1600 block of 33rd Street, NW, at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. They found Harrison Spencer’s lifeless body inside, marked with what appeared to be stab wounds.
New: police say #Georgetown man (seen here) under arrest for fatally stabbing his father on 33rd St @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/6ClMzJor64
— Jackie Bensen (@jackiebensen) August 11, 2016
Peter Spencer is expected to be presented in D.C. Superior Court Thursday.
The three men charged with the murder of Rico Myers last February were sentenced as part of a plea deal.
According to details of the plea deal, the three men robbed Myers after they were driven to meet him “for purposes of conducting a PCP transaction with the victim.”
Tavon Pinkney was sentenced to 17 years in jail for second-degree murder while armed for shooting Myers, while the other two men, William Bass and Kalif Brown, were sentenced for robbing him. Brown received a five-year sentence for robbery, and Bass received 5 1/2 years for assault with intent to rob while armed.
Pinkney shot Myers several times after Myers tried to defend himself while being robbed by Bass. Brown robbed a friend who was with Myers.
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Jeremiah Jordan has been charged with the death of 30-year-old Antoine McCullough.
McCullough died shortly after he was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the 3500 block of 18th St., SE, in July. Police on Thursday arrested Jordan, charging him with first-degree murder while armed.
Jordan was presented in D.C. Superior Court and is being held without bail. He is due back in court on Sept. 1.
Two men were shot, one fatally, Wednesday night.
Police are investigating after they found Derryk Johnson, 19, and another male suffering from gunshot wounds in the 600 block of N St., NW, a little after 10 p.m.
Both men were taken to the hospital, but Johnson died from his injuries.
Police have not yet made any arrests.
A 20-year-old man was fatally shot early Wednesday morning.
Police are investigating after they found Robert Lee Vinson shot in the 1600 block of V Street, SE, at around 2:45 a.m. Vinson was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Police are still searching for suspects.
A man was fatally stabbed inside a residence early Tuesday morning in what police are calling a domestic incident.
Edy Dinora Portillo Martinez was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for the alleged fatal stabbing of Pedro Sixto Esparragoza on Tuesday.
Esparragoza, 32, was taken to the hospital Tuesday where he died from injuries related to a stabbing, police said. Martinez, 28, was presented in D.C. Superior Court Wednesday and is being held without bail. She is next due in court on August 23.
Murder suspect Leon Stewart’s request to transfer to a different wing of D.C. jail due to the excessive heat was denied Thursday.
Stewart, 24, was charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing Darnell Lee Richardson, 29, in March.
Lee’s request was the fourth time last week a D.C. murder suspect has asked to be moved to a different cell due to excessive heat and rising temperatures.
Stewart’s attorney, Monica Douglas said the heat was causing “migraines and headaches.” Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz said the information in the medical records does not support the migraines, she also pointed out the temperature in Stewart’s cell has dropped several degrees from July’s average high of 83.63 degree.
“I know there’s speculation about physical and psychiatric health effects from the heat,” Leibovitz said, stressing that speculation should be treated as such.
Douglas rebutted Leibovitz’s argument, saying that Stewart, 24, is on medication and the heat has a very real effect on his health
“I don’t think it’s speculation. People on these meds are at higher risk of heat-related illness,” she said. Douglas also pointed out the temperature monitored by the jail’s thermometer system doesn’t account for the humidity. She continued to press for Stewart’s transfer to the Jail’s CTF wing.
Leibovitz said Stewart “happens to be in a unit where temperature has been reduced successfully” adding “there are many more prisoners with serious issues that warrant transfer. Moving to a cell that is one degree cooler won’t change anything.”
A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 2. Stewart has been held since his arrest on May 18.
