After an evaluation at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, DC’s psychiatric institution, a murder defendant was deemed competent to stand trial. Bratrell Hawkins, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed…
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With a total of 15 homicides in Washington, DC in January, one-third of them occurred in Ward 6. The homicide count is higher than any other Ward in January. In…
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There was a 36 percent increase in homicides from December of 2019 to January. In January of 2020 there were 15 homicides in the District. In January of 2019 there…
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Throughout the month of April, the District saw a substantial uptick in homicides, a 111 percent increase. The increase reflects the same amount of homicides that occurred in January despite a…
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As part of the prosecution’s opening statements in a murder trial Feb. 15, the death of Marcellus Green. resulted from an act of revenge. The prosecution said Dominique Xavier…
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