This Comment of the Day comes from “Johndoe” who wrote about Chavez Myers, suspected of stabbing and killing Olijawon Griffin inside the Woodley Park metro station Nov. 17.
Chavez was NEVER involved w the robbing.. Never was at a McDonald’s.. Don’t believe everything you hear in the media..this is no different from a celebrity story as far as believing the media.. A life was lost.. There’s no question on weather mr.griffin is a victim, however Chavez wasn’t aware of why the two groups were fighting.. He was at the metro station waiting for his train.. While communicating w others who were involved w the rubbing.. He was approached by the group.. As far as he Knew The robbery suspects were victims at the time.. Allow god to make any ultimate judgements.. Chavez is a a+ student and a very smart young man..and A very strong protector.. I hope justice is served in the most godly way.. Rip Mr.griffin
Four homicides were reported in D.C. this week: Ernest Hart, Dawon Markham, Quentin Lavar White and Malika Stover. The number of deaths reported in DC this year is now 38, with June being the deadliest month thus far; there have been ten homicides reported in DC this month.
- Ernest Hart, 17, died Wednesday after being stabbed in the neck in the 4600 block of Hillside Road Southeast. Antonio Shaw, 25, was arrested the next day in connection with Hart’s death and held on a charge of second-degree murder pending a preliminary hearing scheduled July 2.
- Dawon Markham, 42, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 200 block of 62nd Street NE around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday; he later died at the hospital.
- Quentin Lavar White, 28, was found shot in the 3500 block of East Capitol Street Southeast Saturday morning. He later died at the hospital.
- Malika Stover, 35, was found in the 1300 block of Stevens Road Southeast Saturday suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
The murder trial against Andrew Williams was postponed until November because prosecutors have not been able to subpoena a witness who they believe is very important to the government’s case. Williams has been released from jail and placed in a high intensity supervision program.
Floyd Neal and Lafeyette Robinson were arrested and held on charges of felony murder in connection with the March shooting death of Akinwole Olu Williams. The men are scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge Herbert Dixon June 27.
Further mental health observation has been ordered to determine whether Leon Allen Smith is mentally ill or intentionally trying to avoid criminal proceedings. A hearing to discuss the findings of that report is scheduled for August 2.
Steven Vondell Williams was sentenced to 27 years in prison Friday in connection with the shooting death of 65-year-old Grace Deli owner Hae Soon Lim.
A man fatally shot in Southeast DC early Saturday morning has been identified as 28-year-old Quentin Lavar White of Southeast DC.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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A woman fatally shot in Southeast DC early Saturday morning has been identified as 35-year-old Malika Stover of Southeast DC.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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Each week, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
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Shootings in the District Friday night left two people dead.
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Judge Lori Parker found probable cause Friday that Antonio Shaw stabbed and killed 17-year-old Ernest Hart. Shaw, 25, has been held on a charge of second-degree murder pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 2.
According to charging documents in the case, on the evening of June 19, Shaw and Hart engaged in a verbal argument during which witnesses tried to keep them apart. One witness told police that sometime during the argument Shaw said, “Nah shorty, s— about to get real,” and then hit Hart in the neck with a closed fist.
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Just days before opening statements at trial, Kevin Charles pleaded guilty last week to voluntary manslaughter while armed and conspiracy to commit a crime of violence in connection with the December 2011 shooting death of Steven Curtis Moore, according to court documents. Charles is scheduled to be sentenced August 30.
Charles and co-defendants Johnnie Harris and Stanley Moghalu were scheduled to stand trial in the case this month. Court documents say that Harris and Moghalu will continue trial as scheduled, with opening statements expected to be heard Monday.
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Antonio Shaw, a 25-year-old man with no permanent address, was arrested Thursday night in connection with the stabbing death of Southeast DC teen Ernest Hart.
Police say Shaw will be charged with second-degree murder.
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On June 14, 2012, at about 5:30 a.m., Hae Soon Lim arrived at Grace Deli, the popular store she owned on H Street in Northeast D.C. She parked her vehicle directly in front, walked to the carry-out door and began to open the lock when Steven Vondell Williams, a convicted robber and occasional customer at Lim’s deli, approached her with the intent to rob the store.
Grace Deli never opened that morning, nor has it opened any morning since.
Police found 65-year-old Lim lying on the floor behind the counter of the deli with a single gunshot wound to the back of her neck. Two cash registers, one used for general transactions and one for lottery sales, were found on the counter, empty; the store’s ATM was discovered open and empty; and a handbag Lim used to carry hundreds of dollars in cash from her home to the store each morning was never recovered at all.
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