The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 43-year-old Aaren Striplin in connection with a stabbing incident on July 4 in the 900 block of G Street, NW. The victim, an adult male, was found with stab wounds and pepper spray injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Striplin, who had no fixed address, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after being found with the knife and pepper spray used in the attack.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are seeking assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred on July 4 in the 1100 block of Half Street, SE. A 15-year-old male was found conscious and breathing with gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was captured on surveillance cameras, and the MPD is urging anyone with information to come forward.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on June 30 on the 1200 block of 7th Street, NW. An adult male was found unconscious with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Additionally, an adult female and a juvenile male were injured but survived. The deceased victim’s identity is pending notification of next of kin.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of two suspects in an armed carjacking that occurred on June 29 on the 2400 block of 14th Street, NW. Zjemajn Grady, 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile allegedly brandished a knife and stole a vehicle from a victim. Both suspects were apprehended shortly after and charged with armed carjacking.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a shooting on July 5 in Southeast Washington, D.C., that critically injured a 3-year-old girl. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, where at least one suspect fired a gun, striking a parked vehicle where the child was seated with family members. The girl remains hospitalized with critical injuries, and MPD’s Major Case Squad is actively pursuing leads in the case.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an increased reward for information regarding the homicide of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, which occurred on June 30 on the 1200 block of 7th Street, NW. Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern for a U.S. House Representative, was fatally shot, while an adult female and a 16-year-old male survived. The investigation suggests multiple suspects fired at a group, with Tarpinian-Jachym not being the intended target. The reward, now totaling $40,000, is supported by the FBI Washington Field Office.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an investigation into a fatal shooting on the 1800 block of E Street, SE, on July 1. The victim, identified as 50-year-old Lawrence Meekins of Northwest, DC, was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. A suspect was captured on surveillance video, and the MPD is seeking public assistance in identifying the individual.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a shooting that occurred on June 22 at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Mellon Street, SE. An adult male and a 16-year-old juvenile male were found with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were transported to hospitals. The suspect, captured on surveillance, remains unidentified, and the MPD is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying them.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Jun. 27 on the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Deandre Lewis, was found with a gunshot wound inside an apartment and was pronounced dead despite lifesaving efforts.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a second arrest in the double homicide that occurred on May 23 on the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE. The victims, 16-year-old Royell Walker and 19-year-old Jamar Jackson, were found deceased, with one surviving victim, a 14-year-old male, who sustained life-threatening injuries. Sean McFadden, 23, and Royale McGlenn Jr, 19, have been arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 70-year-old George Mudd in connection with a 1999 homicide. On May 21, 1999, Susan Cvengros, 24, was found fatally stabbed in the 400 block of F Street, NE. Mudd has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest in a double homicide that occurred on May 23 on the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE. The victims, 16-year-old Royell Walker and 19-year-old Jamar Jackson, were found deceased at the scene, with one surviving victim, a 14-year-old male, hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Sean McFadden, 23, has been arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 17-year-old Kyree Young, who is alleged to have been involved in a fatal hit and run on May 7 at the intersection of 12th and U Streets, NW. The victim, identified as 55-year-old Donnel Bracket Phillips, was struck by a white Hyundai Santa Fe while in a marked crosswalk and later died from his injuries. Young has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder while armed.
DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on July 8 reluctantly granted a stabbing defendant’s decision to represent himself
Ovid Gabriel, 20, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury. The charges stem from his alleged involvement in an inmate stabbing inside the DC Jail, on the 1900 block of D Street, SE, on March 28.
Rashid Shabazz, 35, is charged with tampering with physical evidence for allegedly hiding the shank used during the incident.
Shabazz was not present during the hearing.
According to court documents, Gabriel allegedly used a “shank,” a sharp piece of metal wrapped with gauze, to stab the victim multiple times. The incident was captured by a jail surveillance camera.
During the hearing, Gabriel said he believed his defense attorney, Anthony Dimillo, had provided ineffective counsel.
Judge McLean okayed Gabriel’s motion to represent himself despite a history of requesting new counsel. She ordered a standby attorney be appointed before trial.
Judge McLean afterwards discussed the potential of severing Shabazz and Gabriel’s cases due to Shabazz’s repeated failure to show up for hearings,
Parties are set to reconvene on July 10, 9:30 AM.
Three homicide co-defendants accepted a prosecution offer, pleading guilty to second degree-murder before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz during a June 27 hearing.
Tyler Stringfield, 23, Raymond Avent, 24, and Keith Baham, 26, were originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of destruction of property $1000 or more, fleeing a law enforcement officer, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, conspiracy, two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm, two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition, two counts of possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, leaving after colliding property damage/injury to animal, destruction of property less than $1000, and two counts of carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business.
The charges stem from their involvement in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Rafiq Hawkins on March 23, 2019, on the 1200 block of Brentwood Road, NE.
The prosecution offer required them to plead guilty to second-degree murder while armed and carrying a pistol without a license, in exchange for the prosecution’s dismissing all other charges.
Also through the deal, prosecutors agreed to dismiss Avent’s case in which he is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing another inmate on June 3, 2021 in the DC Jail, and Baham’s other case, in which he is charged with assault with intent to kill for his alleged involvement in another jail stabbing on Feb. 16, 2020.
Parties agreed to a sentence of 11 years for Baham, 12 years for Stringfield, and 16 for Avent.
Sentencing is slated for Sept. 9.
