During a hearing May 8, a DC Superior Court judge temporarily released a murder defendant from jail. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a mental observation hearing for a second time after the defense said they still could not find an expert for a man accused of killing a senior citizen. Read more »

During a hearing Feb. Read more »

During closing arguments in a murder trial, the prosecution argued that even without DNA their case has “overwhelming” evidence that a defendant fatally struck a 65-year-old woman with his car. Read more »

A murder defendant was clearly impaired after striking a woman in the U Street Corridor, a  Metropolitan Police Department officer told a jury Oct. Read more »

Although the number of not guilty verdicts has been slim over the years, there have been seven people found innocent of murder in Washington, DC since 2016. Read more »

Counsel delivered closing arguments March 15 in the 2015 murder trial of 32-year-old Tyrone Moore. Read more »

Rashad Allen was found not guilty Tuesday for the 2015 murder of David Troy Simmons. Read more »

September 2017 saw the number of homicides in DC reduced by half from the year before - from 20 in 2016 to 10 this year. Read more »

There were twelve homicides in the month of July, and three cases were put to rest with a guilty verdict or plea. Read more »

The man charged with driving drunk and killing a 65-year-old woman will undergo treatment while his case continues. Read more »

Of the three homicides counted in April closed with an arrest, all of those cases were domestic in nature. Read more »

The government and defense attorneys presented closing arguments in the trial of Derryck Decuir. Read more »

The man police say arranged the botched robbery that led to the death of 37-year-old Matthew Shevlin has accepted a plea deal. Read more »

Police arrested a second man for the murder of Matthew Shevlin, who, according to court documents admitted to the murder and pleaded with police to release the first suspect who he raised as his own grandson. Read more »