The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 2 on the 2300 block of Second Street, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of gunshot sounds and located an adult male shooting victim. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services attempted all life-saving efforts but the victim succumbed to his injuries in a nearby hospital.
The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Richard Silver.
On Aug. 3, non-fatal shooting defendant Jeremiah Downing rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz.
Downing, 22, is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that injured one individual. The incident occurred on Nov. 27, 2022, on I-395 at Maine Avenue, SW.
According to court documents, Downing was driving a white pickup truck erratically before he shot at the victim’s vehicle through the passenger window. The victim pulled over to a safe location before calling 911.
Downing rejected a deal from prosecutors that would have him plead guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of carrying a pistol without a license.
Additionally, Downing’s two other pending cases in Virginia would be dismissed and he would be required to pay restitution to Fairfax County.
Defense attorney Brian McDaniel requested a trial date, but one has not been set yet as the case has not been indicted.
Both parties are scheduled to return to court on Sept. 18.
Green was acquitted of murder on Aug. 24, 2023.
On Aug. 2, defense attorneys said a suspect acted in self-defense when she allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend during a domestic dispute.
Tamika Green, 37, is charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license, for allegedly murdering her boyfriend on Feb. 20, 2020 in an apartment on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE.
Bryan Tate Jr., 37, was shot three times in the shoulder and hip. He died from his injuries.
DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo oversaw the proceedings as both parties delivered opening arguments. Prosecutors presented text conversations, photographs, and other evidence to start off their case.
They said cellphone records presented throughout the trial will show that Green was growing disdainful of Tate throughout their seven-year relationship.
Prosecutors also said Green locked Tate inside the apartment after she left, then called 911 to report a burglary at the apartment in order to cover it up.
“She had the gun, she had the bullets, she had the motive, and then she tried to cover it up,” prosecutors said.
The defense counter-argued by highlighting the victim’s alleged history of domestic violence towards his former partners and that Green was only acting in self-defense.
Defense attorney Hannah Claudio stated that Tate’s death was “not a murder…[but] a woman protecting herself from a dangerous and violent man.”
Prosecutorial witnesses included an employee at the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), which receives 911 calls, and an employee at DC Water whose security camera footage was introduced into evidence.
A victim’s neighbor also testified about her recollections the night Tate died, and a close relative of Tate testified about Tate as a person.
The trial is set to continue Aug. 3.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in connection to a shooting that occurred on July 31 on the 200 block of K Street, SW.
According to MPD documents, officers were dispatched to the scene after reports of gunshots and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating an Aug. 1 homicide that occurred on the Unit block of Forrester Street, SW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after hearing gunshots and located an adult male shooting victim. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced the victim dead after finding no signs consistent of life.
The victim was identified as 26-year-old Darnell Gibson.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating an Aug. 2 homicide that occurred on the 3500 block of Jay Street, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers were dispatched to the scene after reports of a shooting and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was pronounced dead after all life-saving attempts by the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services were unsuccessful.
The victim was identified as 31-year-old Trevon Tillman.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating an MPD officer involved shooting that took place on August 1 on the 1700th bock of Benning Road NE.
According to MPD documents, the officer who first arrived on the scene identified a potential suspect and attempted to speak with the individual. While the officer attempted to question the potential suspect, the suspect revealed a firearm and began shooting in the direction of an MPD officer multiple times.
The officer returned fire and the suspect fled to a nearby apartment building where the suspect was taken into custody. No injuries have been reported to come from the shooting.
The suspect’s firearm was recovered from the scene.
On August 1, 37-year-old Saeve Evans, was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of unregistered ammunition, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
The officer involved in the shooting has been place on administrative leave pending investigation.
On Aug. 2, defendant Joshua Calvin Allen asserted his right to independently test evidence found at a crime scene for DNA in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe.
Allen, 33, is charged with first degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with intent to kill, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm (prior crime of violence), and carrying a pistol without license outside a home or business for his alleged involvement in a June 11, 2021 homicide on the 4600 block of Hillside Road, SE.
One victim,Delonte Johnson, 28, succumbed to gunshot injuries at a nearby hospital. The other victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the incident.
Prior to the Aug. 2 hearing, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers tested a bloodstain and cellphone, both located in a crashed vehicle near the scene of the homicide, for DNA evidence and discovered a potential match to Allen’s DNA. Allen still wished to independently test both objects.
Parties are expected to return to court in 30 days but have yet to schedule a hearing date.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch has arrested and charged 37-year-old Anthony Green with first degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 30 on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the scene after shooting reports. There, they located an adult male shooting victim, who succumbed to his injuries in a local hospital.
The victim was identified as 24-year-old Terence Akindo.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a homicide that occurred on August 1 on the 3100 block of 16th Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the scene after reports of a shooting and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim succumbed to his injuries in a nearby hospital.
The victim was identified as 23-year-old Diallo Wright.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a homicide that occurred on July 31 on the 1800 block of West Virginia Avenue, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after gunshot sounds were reported and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was pronounced dead when DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services found no signs of life.
The victim has been identified as 44-year-old Russell Wiseman.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged a 14-year-old juvenile male with felony murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 13 on the 2200 block of 6th Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of a shooting and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries after all life-saving efforts were attempted.
The victim was identified as 34-year-old Rafael Adolfo Gomez.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is requesting the public’s assistance in investigating a homicide that occurred on July 30 on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location after reports of a shooting and identified an adult male shooting victim. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries after all life-saving efforts were attempted.
The victim was identified as 24-year-old Terence Akindo.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Seventh District arrested and charged 18-year-old Ralph Prince with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for his alleged involvement in a July 27 non-fatal shooting on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of a shooting and discovered an adult male shooting victim. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
On Aug 1, shooting defendant Jadad Harris’s case was continued for the possibility of a new plea agreement.
Harris, 39, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting.
According to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) documents, officers responded to a shooting on Nov. 1, 2019, on the 700 block of Florida Ave, NW. They discovered two victims suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds outside of a pizza parlor.
The confrontation began when Harris’s wife allegedly bumped into the first victim and they started to argue.
Harris stepped in to defend his wife. Then a second victim tried to intervene.
According to court documents, video footage shows Harris and the first victim walking out of the pizza shop. Harris proceeded to remove a handgun from his waistband and allegedly shot the victim.
As the second victim left the shop, he spotted Harris and attempted to use a bar stool to fend him off. Harris allegedly shot the second victim multiple times and he fell to the ground.
Video footage appears to show Harris and his wife leaving the scene together.
Harris was offered a plea deal if he accepted charges of aggravated assault, assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm. However, that was before he was indicted on 16 counts relating to the crime.
The prosecutor mentioned that there may be post-indictment plea offers.
The next hearing is on Aug 11.
