During a status hearing June 21, two defendants in a murder trial pleaded guilty to murder. Read more »

On June 7, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder while armed, in addition to four other charges. Read more »

On June 6, D.C. Read more »

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 two month decrease in February and March. Read more »

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

Three traffic fatalities occurred in the District over the Easter weekend. Read more »

After nearly six weeks of continuances, a murder defendant was presented in court April 15 in connection to a 2018 homicide. Read more »

A fight broke out in the hallway of a Washington, DC Courthouse on Feb. Read more »

On Dec. Read more »

A District of Columbia magistrate judge found probable cause Dec. Read more »

Homicides in the District of Columbia decreased in November by almost half the number of murders in October. Read more »

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 to any of them, as of Sept. Read more »

Evidence from a recent officer-involved shooting shows that there may have been an exchange of gunfire between the officer and decedent, according to the D.C. Read more »

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 43-year-old Andre Junior, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Md., was shot and killed on the 1500 block of Park Road, NW. Read more »

James Swann Jr. Read more »