The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July 25 on the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area on the report of a shooting and located a juvenile female shooting victim. She was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment for life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a homicide that occurred on July 30 on the 100 block of Farragut Street, NW.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area on the report of a shooting and located an adult male shooting victim. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead after all life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.
The victim was identified as 46-year-old Donald B. Childs.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying a suspect in connection to a non-fatal shooting on July 27 on the 2200 block of Wade Road, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area on the report of a shooting 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’s (MPD) Homicide Branch have arrested and charged 35-year-old Daniel Chapman with second degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a July 22 stabbing on the 2300 Block of L’Enfant Square, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of a man down and located an adult male stabbing victim. The victim was pronounced dead when DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services found no signs of life.
The victim was identified as 43-year-old Antoine Ealey.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in connection to a July 26 shooting on the 1100 block of K Street, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after hearing fireworks sounds but quickly encountered an adult female shooting victim. She was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Sixth District arrested and charged 28-year-old Daquawn Lubin with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on July 24 on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of a shooting, where they located two adult male shooting victims. Both victims were transported to local hospitals for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 59-year-old Joseph Ballard with second degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a July 28 stabbing on the 1600 block of Benning Road, NE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the area after reports of a stabbing, where they located an adult male stabbing victim. The victim was pronounced dead after all life-saving efforts were attempted unsuccessfully.
The victim was identified as 33-year-old Monte Daniels.
On July 31, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause that Keyon Slaughter was the perpetrator of a homicide in December, 2022.
Slaughter, 26, is being charged with first degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Dana Bailey, 38, on December 5, 2022, on the 3300 block of E Street SE.
Prosecutors called the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) lead detective on the case who testified about body-worn camera footage and information allegedly found on Slaughter’s phone.
The detective testified that co-defendant Lakeyvette Sears and Bailey were married, while Sears was having an affair with a man named ‘Pappi’.
The detective said based on information on Sears’ phone, social media and phone records that ‘Pappi’ was Slaughter. He was also seen on closed circuit surveillance cameras following Sears and Bailey on a metrobus in a black Nissan Altima.
Judge Epstein ruled that the crime was likely linked to a romantic dispute and found probable cause that Slaughter committed the crime.
Slaughter’s next hearing will be on October 20.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on July 23, on the 2300 block of Benning Road, NE.
According to MPD documents, a dark Infinity vehicle struck an adult male pedestrian that was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk. The vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed. Responding Officers found no signs consistent with life when they arrived at the scene.
The victim was identified as 39-year-old Gatarua Stephen Gitu.
Green was acquitted of murder on Aug. 24, 2023.
On July 31, during a motions hearing DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo heard arguments from defense attorneys concerned about the prosecutors’ inability to access a homicide victim’s phone.
Tamika Green, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license for her alleged involvement in the shooting death of 37-year-old Bryan Tate Jr on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE on Feb. 20, 2020.
The homicide allegedly occurred after Tate and Green, who were in a relationship, had a domestic dispute in their apartment that turned fatal.
In court, defense attorney Kevann Gardner raised concerns about the prosecutor’s possession of Tate’s phone because the records could potentially show other suspects.
Prosecutors say they have been attempting to crack the cell phone’s passcode using a machine that inputs different codes until it locates the correct 6-digit number.
The defense argued that for nearly three-years the prosecutors have had the phone, but they still haven’t managed to extricate the data.
Defense attorneys said if they had access to the phone earlier their expert could’ve discovered the passcode.
“We were robbed of the opportunity of getting into the phone” Gardner stated in court.
Judge Demeo allowed the parties to contact their respective experts to determine which one would figure out the passcode fastest.
Meanwhile, the phone will stay with the prosecution.
Parties are set to meet on August 1, to select a jury.
On July 28, D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to remove robbery evidence from a homicide retrial.
Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, robbery while armed, threat to kidnap or injure a person, assault with a dangerous weapon, simple assault, and carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or business by a felon for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Ivan Lynch ,48, on April 30, 2018, on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) documents, a witness stated Jordan and Lynch were in an “on and off” romantic relationship for a few months. On April 30, 2018 after they picked up two children, they got into an argument and fought with each other. A witness allegedly saw Jordan grab a knife and stab Lynch on the kitchen floor.
During the trial in March 2022, prosecutors the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the murder charge and this case proceeded to a retrial.
At the July 28 hearing, Jordan’s defense attorney, Michael Madden, moved to exclude evidence about Jordan’s possession of Lynch’s cell phone, wallet, and key after the alleged stabbing for the retrial. Madden stated the prosecutors could not provide compelling evidence of Jordan’s alleged robbery.
Judge Brandt noted previous jury’s decision that Jordan was not guilty of robbery. Judge Brandt then granted the defense to eliminate the robbery evidence from the retrial.
The trial will begin Aug. 1.
On July 28, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow found probable cause that James Guillory was the perpetrator of a June non-fatal shooting.
Guillory, 23, is charged with two counts 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 shooting that occurred on June 15 on the 4600 block of Hillside Road SE.
Two people were injured in the shooting. One victim sustained a firearm injury to the thigh and one sustained a BB gun injury to the face.
The prosecution called a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective who confirmed that one victim identified the defendant as the alleged shooter from a photo array, with the victim stating she was “a thousand percent positive” that it was Guillory.
She also testified that the victims stated there had been previous altercations between them and the defendant as well as his family members.
One of the victims also informed the detective that she had been shot with a BB gun multiple times in the upper body by a female member of Guillory’s family immediately before being shot in the nose with a BB pellet by Guillory himself.
After MPD officers searched a residence linked to Guillory, the detective testified that they recovered a number of BB gun pellets, CO2 cartridges used in the weapons, and BB gun targets.
The detective stated that a male member of Guillory’s family confessed to the crime; however, inconsistencies in his statement and his behavior while being interviewed convinced her that he was not the shooter.
Defense attorney Varsha Govindaraju argued that the mere existence of another person who had confessed to the crime negated the justification for probable cause.
She also pointed to various inconsistencies in the two victims’ identifications of the suspect, saying they “undermine each other’s version of events.”
Govindaraju also insisted Guillory attacked in self-defense, asking the detective to testify to threats made by the victims towards Guillory and his family both before and after the incident.
Ultimately, Judge Pasichow found probable cause in the case and ordered the defendant held as he awaits trial.
Parties are set to return on Aug. 4.
This case was acquitted on Dec. 1, 2023.
On July 28, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld reaffirmed probable cause and denied the defense’s request to modify Saphire Johnson‘s release conditions.
Johnson, 24, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for her alleged involvement in a shooting that left one individual injured on the 4100 of Alabama Avenue SE on June 28.
Surveillance footage allegedly shows Johnson pulling the trigger and hitting a bystander in the lower left jaw. The incident took place in a church parking lot after a family member’s funeral.
Defense counsel Varsha Govindaraju hoped new enhanced surveillance footage of the incident would strengthen Johnson’s claim of self-defense. Even so, Judge Hertzfeld ruled in favor of the prosecution, maintaining the probable cause status from a previous preliminary hearing.
Defense counsel requested home confinement, offering character references from leaders in the community, information on Johnson’s academic successes and a plan prepared for rehabilitation services.
Although Johnson does not have a criminal history and is not considered to be a flight risk, Judge Hertzfeld denied the request based on the nature of the crime stating, “It is remarkable no one is dead,” emphasizing Johnson’s allegedly bringing a loaded gun to a funeral.
The next hearing is set for Aug 7.
On July 28, Deon Jenkins pleaded not guilty to all charges connected to shooting at a moving car.
The incident occurred on June 5 on the 1700 block of M St, NE. No injuries were reported to those inside the vehicle.
Jenkins, 45, was indicted on one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm, one count of felony possession of a firearm, one count of carrying a dangerous weapon outside the home or business, one count of unlawful possession of ammunition, and one count of possession of a destructive device.
Jenkins was located on the scene by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs and hand. It is unknown how the altercation began or how Jenkins was wounded.
According to court documents, Jenkins is seen on surveillance footage injured and running through an alleyway before shooting at a vehicle speeding toward him. MPD officers on the scene confirmed Jenkins as the individual allegedly in the footage.
During the arraignment, defense counsel Lauren Morehouse requested the prosecution turn over all police reports, notes, and forensic evidence collected from the scene.
The next hearing is set for Sept. 28.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect connected to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July 27 on the 2200 block of Wade Road, SE.
According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of a shooting, where they locate an adult male shooting victim. He was transported to a local hospital for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
