Claire Rice, 65, was ordered held Wednesday on suspicion of shooting and killing her cousin,Anthony Garland Rice.
Anthony Rice’s body was found Dec. 17, 2012 near Marshall Elementary School in Northeast D.C.
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Two Juveniles Plead Guilty in Murder and Robbery of Olijawon Griffin
Two juveniles associated with the November 17th killing of Olijawon Griffin near the Woodley Park Metro Station pleaded guilty Tuesday to armed robbery, felony assault and assault with a deadly weapon, the Washington Post reports.
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Claire Rice Arrested in Death of Anthony Garland Rice
Police arrested 65-year-old Claire Rice of Silver Spring, Md., Monday in the shooting death of Anthony Garland Rice.
Anthony Rice, 58, was found unconscious and pronounced dead on Dec. 17, 2012, in the 3100 block of Fort Lincoln Drive Northeast, just behind Thurgood Marshall Elementary School. It’s unclear if he and Claire Rice are related.
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Donzell Butler Pleads Innocent to Stabbing Death of Charles Anthony Scott Jr.
A grand jury indicted Donzell Butler last week on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the July 2012 stabbing death of 20-year-old Charles Anthony Scott Jr.
Butler, 21, was also indicted on several related weapons offenses; he pled innocent Friday to all charges.
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Suspect Facing Weapons Charges, Not Murder, in Jan 2012 Death
A DC man arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder is expected to stand trial on much lesser charges in connection with the Jan. 2012 shooting death of Howard Ricardo Sampler.
The man, David Tyrone Robinson, was arrested in Nov. 2012. His arrest was announced along with two others in unrelated deaths by a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Larnell Allen Sentenced to 19 Years in 2010 Murder of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr.
Larnell Allen was sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for his role in the 2010 shooting death of 17-year-old Springarn High School student Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. – with credit for the nearly three years he has already served.
Allen pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Links Roundup: Non-Fatal Drive-By Shooting Injuries 11 in Northwest DC
A drive-by shooting near New York Avenue and North Capitol Street Northwest early Monday morning has injured 11 people; one is reported to be seriously wounded, none are reported to have been killed.
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Week in Review
In brief:
Dwayne Antonio Bryant died in a Friday night shooting near the intersection of 13th Street and Good Hope Road Southeast.
Officers arrested 18-year-old Donte Graves Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Tyrone Joyner last month near Nationals Park.
Albrecht Muth appeared at a trial readiness hearing by phone in Judge Russell Canan’s courtroom Thursday, where witnesses said Muth’s condition was continuing to decline due to an ongoing hunger strike.
Judge Ronna Beck found substantial probability Friday to hold Marquette Tibbs and Bryan Dunn in connection with the Nov. 2012 shooting death of Andre Jackson.
A jury convicted Terry Johnson of second-degree murder Friday after less than a day of deliberation. Prosecutors said Johnson killed Andre Wiggins at the culmination of a months-long feud.
SE DC Shooting Victim Identified as Dwayne Antonio Bryant
MPD has identified a man killed in a shooting Friday night in Southeast DC as 22-year-old Dwayne Antonio Bryant.
MPD’s press release is after the jump.
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Jury Finds Terry Johnson Guilty in Shooting Death of Andre Wiggins
Terry Johnson was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Andre Wiggins in Oct. 2011.
The jury began deliberating Friday and announced that they’d reached a verdict at the end of the day.
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