Judge Holds 6 Defendants During Initial Hearings
On Sept. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released 34 defendants, held five defendants in DC Jail and held one defendant under the supervision of the Department of Youth…
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On Sept. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released 34 defendants, held five defendants in DC Jail and held one defendant under the supervision of the Department of Youth…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released 34 defendants, held five defendants in DC Jail and held one defendant under the supervision of the Department of Youth…
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Four teens died from shootings in September. According to D.C. Witness data, nearly all of the 15 homicides in September resulted from shootings, one resulted from a stabbing. September’s homicide count…
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On May 23, a DC Superior Court judge granted the defense’s motion for a continuance of the murder trial, pushing it back by three months. Paul Swann is charged with…
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Throughout the month of March, the District tallied nine homicides, the majority occurring in Southeast DC. While the number of homicides in March decreased when compared to February, overall gun-related deaths…
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As the District of Columbia brought in the New Year, there was an uptick in homicides that was mostly gun related. Throughout the month of January, there were 19 homicides:15 gun-related homicides,…
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Throughout the month of August, the District of Columbia endured eight homicides, nearly a 60 percent decrease from July. However, there have been no arrests or persons of interest in connection…
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating two fatal shootings that occurred less than an hour apart on Aug. 27. According to a press release,…
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D.C. Witness tallies the amount of not guilty verdicts there have been in DC since 2016.
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Judge Juliet McKenna said Feb. 2, the prosecution along with Metropolitan Police Department Detective Gabriel Truby presented enough evidence to find substantial probability for Kevin Lamont Smith to stand trial….
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A man arrested for allegedly murdering a woman has been charged with homicide, in what police are describing as a domestic incident. Kevin Lamont Smith was arrested on Dec. 2 for…
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A 47-year-old man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on Saturday morning. Kevin Lamont Smith was arrested on Dec. 2 for the alleged murder of Valerie Regina Coleman….
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