Semaj Alsobrooks Archives

Details A defense attorney in a homicide case voiced concerns over his client’s length and conditions of confinement during an arraignment hearing. Tyrell Powell was initially charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Arguments Continue in Murder Case

Details June 30 marked the second day of arguments in a motion hearing for a murder defendant who has yet to be indicted, despite having been arrested in November 2019. Marco... Read More

Judge Questions Prosecution on Delays in 2019 Murder Case Indictment

Details A DC Superior Court judge questioned a prosecutor on why a defendant, who was charged with murder in November 2019, is still waiting to be indicted. Twenty-four-year-old Tyrell Powell, also... Read More

2019 Murder Case Continues to Await Indictment, Trial Dates

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case after realizing the June 4 hearing was scheduled by accident. Marco Powell, also known as Tyrell Powell, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Over One Year Later, Murder Case Still Awaits Grand Jury

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to discuss motions the defense brought up in a 2019 murder case that is still waiting to be heard by a grand... Read More

Amid Backlog, Judge Schedules Hearings for Seven Murder Defendants

Details Amid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants. During the... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Release Powell Before Trial

Details A judge denied Jan. 24 a defense attorney’s request for a murder defendent to be released prior to his trial. Tyrell Powell, 22, a resident of Southeast, DC, was charged... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in September Homicide

Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department apprehended Nov. 4 a man for the murder of another man in Northeast, DC in September. According to a press release, 22-year-old Tyrell Powell,... Read More

Four Teens Shot to Death in September

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 5, 2019
Featured | Homicides | Infographics | Victims |

Details 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... Read More

Document: Homicide in Ward 7

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 5, 2019
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sept. 4. According to a press release, officers found 22-year-old Semaj Alsobrooks suffering from a gunshot wound on... Read More