D.C. Medical Examiner Says Skeletal Remains Deaths are Homicides

D.C. Chief Medical Examiner Roger Mitchell along with the Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police Peter Newsham updated the public May 4 about the skeletal remains of three unidentified women in Southeast D.C.

The remains were found on the 100 block of Wayne Place SE on April 25. Although authorities are still not aware of much that went on, an investigation is underway.

The cases have been classified as homicides, citing that two of the victims suffered from gunshot wounds and the third suffered from some type of trauma.

According to MPD, the remains may have been buried at least a year ago.

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Below is a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department.

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Document: Double Shooting on 1st Street SE

On May 3, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting and found 23-year-old Mecca India Tyshea Gravette and 25-year-old Sukarno Turner suffering from gunshot wounds in a car on the 3700 block of 1st Street, SE.

Gravette was pronounced dead on site, and Turner died at a local hospital.

The homicides are currently under investigation. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Document: Fatal Shooting on 50th Street NE

On May 3, the Metropolitan Police Department found 38-year-old Rondell Wills suffering from gunshot wounds on the 200 block of 50th Street, NE.

Police are currently investigating the homicide, offering up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to an arrest and conviction on any homicide in D.C.

Read news on other homicides in D.C. here.

Read the Washington Post’s story here.

Document: Kaevon Sutton Wanted for Murder

The Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for 17-year-old Kaevon Sutton. Sutton is wanted as a suspect in the shooting death of 22 year-old Aujee Tyler. Once apprehended he will be charged with first-degree murder while armed.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.

Document: U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Police Shooting Investigation

According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department, charges will not be filed against two officers who were involved in the May 16, 2017, fatal shooting of Isabelle Duval, 41, in Southwest D.C.

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Document: Police Request Public’s Help in Identifying Suspect in Georgia Ave Homicide

On May 1, the Metropolitan Police Department released a video and image of a suspect wanted for allegedly fatally assaulting 33 year-old Yusef Turner on April 5 on the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.

Document: Juvenile Fatally Stabbed on 2nd Street NE

The Metropolitan Police Department responded to report of a stabbing on the 1300 block of 2nd Street, NE on May 1.

Police located 16-year-olf Tyshon Perry suffering from a stab wound. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Authorities are offering a monetary award worth up to $25,000 for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction for any homicide in Washington, D.C.

View the Washington Post’s story here.

Information on any other homicide in D.C. is located here.

Document: U.S. Attorney Concludes Investigation in Police-Involved Shooting

According to a press release from the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, there was insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal, civil rights or D.C. charges against an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department who was involved in the Feb. 23, 2017, fatal shooting of Timothy Williams.

Williams, 47, was allegedly in possession of weapons during a confrontation with officers from the crime suppression unit on the 1200 block of Holbrook Street NE.

“After a careful, thorough, and independent review of the evidence, federal prosecutors have found insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer used excessive force under the circumstances. To the contrary, there is sufficient evidence that the officer was acting in self-defense and defense of others at the time of the shooting,” the release said.

A bystander captured a video of part of the shooting and posted it on Twitter. View the video and a corresponding article posted by WUSA 9, a local news organization, here.

D.C. Cause of Death Rates

Fifty-two people have died from various causes in Washington, D.C., not including medical or age-related deaths.

D.C. Witness documents that shooting deaths were the most common cause of death in the city. Suicides and pedestrian fatalities were documented as the lowest.

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Murder Trial Continues After Motion to Dismiss is Denied

Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson recently ruled a 2016 murder trial would not be dismissed in reference to the defense’s motion that claimed the prosecution suppressed evidence.

Judge Dayson told counsel April 30 that Brady v. Maryland had not been violated in respect to the lack of a connection made between a fraud case and a homicide case.

Arlene Petty, a co-worker of Stephanie Goodloe, allegedly made more than $30,000 from her death after setting up a GoFundMe account for the decedent’s daughter. Petty is charged with fraud in the first-degree.

Goodloe, who was 40 at the time, was allegedly shot in her home, located on the 700 block of Kentucky Avenue, SE on June 18, 2016, by her ex-boyfriend Donald Hairston. Hairston, who was 49 at the time, is charged with first-degree murder while armed.

The judge says that although troubling, she understood why the officer did not make the connection, referencing that he seemed genuinely perplexed about how the cases related to the other during his testimony on April 27.

The defense’s motion to question an officer of the court who supposedly knew about both cases was granted.

A Brady violation was also found on April 11. The court ordered the prosecution to turn over any evidence regarding WePay, and online payment service, or GoFundMe payments that were flagged as fraudulent.

The defense has filed several motions for the case to be dismissed. All motions have been denied.

The trial is expected to continue on May 1.

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested April 30 Marquette Jordan hours after he allegedly stabbed 58-year-old Ivan Lynch, a resident of Hyattsville, Md., on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE.

Jordan, 26, is charged with second-degree murder while armed.

The Washington Post reports that there have been 40 homicides in D.C. in 2018. According to D.C. Witness data, there have been 42 homicides in the city as of April 30.

Read the Post article here.

Skeleton Remains Found on Construction Site in SE D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating skeletal remains that were located on April 25 on the 100 block of Wayne Place, SE. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical examiner said the remains as human.

Document: Homicide on Gresham Place NW

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found April 28 Isaiah Harris, 23, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on the 700 block of Gresham Place, NW, which is a residential block near Howard University.

He was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police are currently investigating the homicide. A reward is being offered.

Document: Double Homicide on 61st Street NE

The Metropolitan Police Department discovered the bodies of 23 year-old Dalonte Wilson, a resident of Northeast, D.C., and 44 year-old Antone Brown, a resident of Capitol Heights, Md., with apparent gunshot wounds at a residence on the 400 block of 61st Street, NE. Police are currently investigating the homicides and are offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and a conviction in any homicide in D.C.

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Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Yusef Turner homicide

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested April 25 Keith Sweptson in connection with the homicide of 33-year-old Yusef Turner on the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, NW on April 5. Sweptson, 29, is charged with first-degree murder (premeditated).