By
Keirah Chen
- April 4, 2025
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details A detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom that a defendant was deemed an immediate suspect after a shooting... Read More
By
Elizabeth Price
- April 4, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson and the jury in a non-fatal shooting and assault trial on April 2. Roger Jones, 42,... Read More
By
Carly Silverman
- April 2, 2025
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Prosecutors presented evidence in a shooting trial on March 31 including body-worn camera footage of the victim calling for his mother, saying he was shot in the back by a... Read More
By
Elizabeth Price
- March 28, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson and the jury continued to hear testimony in a non-fatal shooting and assault trial on March 27. Roger Jones, 42, is charged with assault... Read More
By
John Battistelli
, Leah Meyer - March 27, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details A witness to a non-fatal shooting told a jury March 26 that she didn’t see the shooter during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Roger Jones, 42,... Read More
By
Keirah Chen
- March 5, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Domestic Violence
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park ruled that only certain parts of a 911 call connected to a non-fatal shooting could be admitted as evidence in the case, asserting that... Read More
By
Namita Nair [former]
- June 18, 2024
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A homicide defendant accepted the prosecution’s plea offer for his involvement in two crimes before DC Superior Court Michael O’Keefe on June 14. Riley Benjamin, 32, was originally charged with... Read More
By
Sadie Herman [former]
- November 14, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details On Nov. 14, a defendant in a homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Riley Benjamin, 32, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession... Read More
By
Rhiannon Little [former]
- June 23, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details On June 23, a defendant in a homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Riley Benjamin, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
, Jenna Ferrick [former] - March 13, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details During a hearing on March 13, the prosecution informed DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe of an investigation regarding the defendant’s possible connection to another shooting in 2022. Riley Benjamin,... Read More
By
Jenna Ferrick [former]
- February 21, 2022
Documents
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect for a homicide that occurred on Feb. 19, 2022. According to the press release, the MPD arrived at the report of a shooting... Read More