An expert linked DNA evidence to three among six co-defendants in a mass shooting homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 19. Read more »

The prosecution presented evidence they allege proves two among six co-defendants acted to cover-up a mass shooting during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 13. Read more »

An analyst testified about what she did and didn't find in two vehicles prosecutors say are linked to a mass shooting involving six-codefendants. Read more »

A juror communicated concern to DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz's chambers about potential retaliation if murder and mass shooting defendants are found guilty. Read more »

A DC Jail correction officer testified about an inmate incident involving one of six co-defendants in 2016 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 1. Read more »

The mother of one of the six co-defendants reluctantly identified her son in open court during a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz in a hearing on April 29.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin DuBose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each face nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Prosecutors presented additional video evidence and eyewitness accounts to paint the crime scene in a mass shooting that took the lives of three individuals. Read more »

A former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) patrol officer described total chaos following a triple homicide, mass shooting crime scene before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 24. The multi-faceted litigation, ongoing for four years, involves six defendants facing a laundry list of felony charges for wanton attacks resulting from what appears to be a neighborhood feud. Read more »

Evidence painting a picture of the crime scene was presented to the jury in a mass shooting that claimed three lives. Read more »

Eyewitnesses confirmed they heard multiple shots fired and saw a black sedan with several suspects driving away from the scene of a murder and mass shooting. Read more »

A six co-defendant homicide, mass shooting trial continued before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 21.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

First responders testified they were preoccupied with helping the victims of a mass shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 10.  The defense, meanwhile, questioned whether evidence at the scene had been compromised in the chaos. Read more »

Multiple witnesses testified, including the first responding officer, during a six co-defendant mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 9.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Prosecutors accused co-defendants of “turning a block into a battlefield” in a deadly mass shooting trial that began on April 8 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A six co-defendant homicide case from 2021 has been further delayed because of new pre-trial defense motions filed on March 19 including a request to end to a forced separation policy at the DC Jail. Read more »