A D.C. man charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Herbert Dowtin has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Malik Hough, who is also 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder from a shooting that occurred on Dec. 27, 2016, on the 800 block of Xenia Street, SE.
Hough was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2018, after being taken into custody in January of 2017.
A teenage boy was fatally shot on Dec. 18, 2017.
James Anthony Smith was found unconscious and unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds on the 1900 block of Frederick Douglass Court, SE. Smith, 17, was transported to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead by medical personnel.
The Metropolitan Police Department has not named any suspects.
A 19-year-old man was fatally shot on Jan. 10.
Officers found Paris Brown, a resident of Southeast D.C., with apparent gunshot wounds on the 2400 block of Skyland Place, SE.
At 10:29 p.m., officers responded to a location after reports of gunshots and found Brown. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Brown’s death is the first homicide in D.C. for 2018.
A man who was arrested for allegedly killing Terry Crutchfield is scheduled to go to trial later this year.
Clinton Womack was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed after Crutchfield was found on the 1500 block of Olive St., NE. Officers arrived around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2016, and found Crutchfield with apparent gunshot wounds.
Crutchfield was pronounced dead on the scene and taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Womack is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 27. He is currently being held without bond and will appear back in court on March 23 for a status hearing.
Roderick Scott was struck by a vehicle on Dec. 31.
At around 5:30 p.m., the driver of a Honda Civic hit Scott on the 1300 block of Rhode Island Ave., NE. The driver remained on the scene until Scott was taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries.
Scott, a resident of Northeast D.C., was pronounced dead a week later. His remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the actual cause of death.
Police are still investigating the incident, but charges have not been filed.
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that led to Maleak Coffin’s death.
Derrick Hart, 22, was arrested on Jan. 2 for allegedly shooting Coffin and was charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Officers arrived on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE on Dec. 23, 2017 after reports of gunshots. Coffin was found inside of a car with apparent gunshot wounds and taken to a local hospital where he was treated for life-threatening injuries. Coffin died three days later.
Hart is due back in court on Feb. 9 for a preliminary hearing. He is currently being held without bond.
A juvenile male was fatally shot on Jan. 12.
On Jan. 14, officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 1700 block of Minnesota Ave., SE.
Steven Slaughter, 14, was found with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
Police have not released any suspect information.
A man was arrested for allegedly shooting Ronzay Green, a resident of Northeast D.C.
Dennis Whitaker, 23, was arrested on Dec. 31 and charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Officers arrived on the 900 block of Eastern Ave., NE after reports of a shooting and found Green with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to the local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Whitaker is being held without bond and is due back in court on Jan. 26.
A 17-year-old male was fatally shot on Jan. 12.
Just after 2 p.m., Davon Fisher and two other adult males were found by officers in a residence on the 400 block of Riggs Road, NE with apparent gunshot wounds.
Fisher, a resident of Northeast D.C., was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later pronounced dead. The two other victims were treated for non life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police Department is currently searching for a black gunman with a slim build who is about 5 feet 9 inches tall.
A man charged with allegedly killing Waliyatou Amadou is scheduled for an innocence protections act (IPA) inquiry. IPA seeks to minimize the occurrence of innocent people being put to death.
Deangelo Thorne was arrested in January 2017 and charged with second-degree murder while armed.
Judge Judith Bartnoff explained the government had tested evidence for DNA and had given that information to the defense. The defense is still determining whether they want to do independent testing.
Thorne is currently being held with no bond and is scheduled to appear back in court on March 9.
The man who was arrested in connection with the 2016 murder of his ex-girlfriend is still pending trial after DNA testing was conducted.
Donald Hairston was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing Stephanie Goodloe.
Hairston originally agreed to DNA testing in October, and prosecutors said they will provide Hairston’s defense team with the case file for DNA testing within the next two weeks.
According to court documents, Goodloe filed a restraining order against Hairston days before her death. Hairston has also previously been charged with violent crimes such as assault with a deadly weapon and simple assault.
On June 18, 2016, police officers arrived on the 700 block of Kentucky Avenue, SE after receiving a call from the listed location. At 1:25 a.m. they found Goodloe with apparent gunshot wounds. After being pronounced dead, she was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Hairston is currently being held without bond and is due back in court on Feb. 23 for an Innocence Protection Act. Hairston is scheduled for trial in April.
The Metropolitan Police Department have arrested a suspect in the homicide of Southeast D.C. resident Jerimi Stephen Meade.
According to a release, police arrested Eunice Roosevelt Melton, 62, on Dec. 14, 2016, and charged him with first-degree murder while armed.
He is currently awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 26.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Northeast D.C. resident James Mayfield, and charged him with the homicides of three people.
Mayfield has been arrested and charged with the murders of Elijah Henry, Jamahri Sydnor and Jermaine Bowens.
According to the police, Mayfield, 18, allegedly killed Sydnor, 17, on Aug. 12, 2017, while shooting at another target; Bowens on Dec. 26 and Henry, 21, on Dec. 27, 2017.All three victims were shot in the Northeast quadrant of the city.
Mayfield, 18, was also arrested on Dec. 27, 2017. He is currently being held without bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 30.
Two men arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Omar Earl Rodgers have a trial date set for February 2019.
Khalil Davis, 22, and Michael Jones, 21, were arrested in October 2017 and both charged with first-degree murder while armed. Davis had not previously been charged with an offense before this incident.
Defense attorney Andrea Antonelli said her client, Davis, was anxious about getting a trial date scheduled. Due too scheduling conflicts, a trial date was set on Feb. 4, 2019.
Prosecution attorney Alicia Long requested to push the trial date back to March, but Judge Judith Bartnoff declined her request, saying that there was no valid reason for prolonging the trial.
In addition, since both defendants opposed being held without bond, Judge Bartnoff asked defense counsel to file a motion to reconsider detention.
Officers arrived on the 1300 block of Good Hope Rd., SE and found Rodgers, 25, with apparent gunshot wounds in a car on Oct. 8, 2017. He was taken to the local hospital where he later died.
A status hearing is scheduled on April 13 for Davis and Jones. Both men are being held without bond.
Another man was arrested on Jan. 18 in connection with a shooting that resulted in the homicide of a 22-year-old.
Robert Handsome Washington, a resident of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing Maleak Coffin.
Derrick Hart was the first arrest made in connection with the homicide. He was arrested on Jan. 2 and charged with first-degree murder while armed.
According to a press release, officers arrived just after 11 a.m. on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE and found Coffin unconscious inside of a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital. Coffin died on Dec. 26, 2017.
Hart is currently being held without bond and due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 9.
