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Man Killed in SE DC Shooting Friday Night
A man was killed in a shooting in Southeast DC Friday night, NBC Washington reports.
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Prosecutors Say Andre Jackson’s Death the Result of Feud With Marquette Tibbs, Byron Dunn
Judge Ronna Beck found substantial probability Friday in the cases against Marquette Tibbs and Byron Dunn, both suspected in the Nov. 2012 shooting death of Andre Jackson.
Detectives believe that Tibbs, also known as “Quett,” said he wanted to kill Jackson because Jackson shot and destroyed property at Tibbs’ grandmother’s house in Feb. 2010.
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Donte Graves Reportedly One of Group of Juveniles that Killed Attorney in 2008
Donte Graves, held on suspicion of fatally shooting 21-year-old Tyrone Joyner near Nationals Park last month, was one of three teens who killed a D.C. attorney in 2008, WJLA reports.
The station, citing multiple anonymous sources, says Graves was arrested for killing attorney Mark Blank, 56, in Southwest D.C. in 2008.
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Feud Over a Woman Sparked Death of Andre Wiggins, Prosecutors Say
Many disagreements between friends are small: twenty dollars loaned, a meeting missed. The disagreement between Terry Johnson and Andre Wiggins could have been one of those fights, and maybe it was: The two young men liked the same woman. Both dated her.
According to prosecutors, that disagreement, that tension, sparked a feud that set Johnson and Wiggins against each other for months, chasing, threatening, and shooting at one another until Wiggins was dead.
But Johnson’s defense attorneys say that this narrative, presented by prosecutors who have charged Johnson with first-degree murder, is wrong. Read more
Donte Graves Ordered Held in Southwest D.C. Homicide
Judge Karen Howze ordered Donte Graves held Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting near Nationals Park Feb. 24 which killed 22-year-old Tyrone Joyner.
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Albrecht Muth’s Condition Continues to Worsen as Prosecutors Disclose New Evidence in Case
Weakened by a months-long fast and in critical condition at United Medical Center, Albrecht Muth on Thursday attempted to win back his right to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial.
Muth spoke with the court by phone, saying that, in fasting, he intends to possibly die before Easter, will subpoena Gen. David Petraeus and other high-ranking government officials for evidence he was an Iraqi brigadier general and that his wife, 91-year-old Viola Drath, was killed by an Iranian agent.
“This marks the last time I will address myself in public,” Muth also told the court.
Muth’s claims, though, did little to sway Judge Russell Canan, who urged Muth to end a months-long hunger strike that has left attorneys at a loss on how to proceed with the trial scheduled to begin March 25.
“You say you’re innocent of these charges,” Canan said to Muth. “I would hope you would have enough faith in the criminal justice system that you’d be vindicated.”
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Lanier Promises Continued Efforts to Prevent Homicides in High Crime Neighborhoods as District Grows
MPD Chief Cathy Lanier on Tuesday promised that police officers would remain focused on high crime neighborhoods, even as population growth happens elsewhere in the District.
James Barber Arrested for 2009 Murder of John Reaves III
A Southeast D.C. man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a murder that took place more than four years ago.
James Barber, 24, was arrested by Metropolitan Police and is expected to be presented Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting of 30-year-old John Arthur Reaves III.
Reaves’ body was found in the 800 block of Delafield Street Northeast around 5 p.m. on February 27, 2009.
He later died at the hospital of multiple gunshot wounds.
The MPD press release is below.
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Donte Graves Arrested on Suspicion of Fatal Shooting Near Nationals Park
Officers arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting last month near Nationals Park.
Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force officers arrested Donte Graves, 18, of Temple Hills, Md. Tuesday, a press release from MPD states.
Police found 22-year-old Tyrone Joyner at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the 1400 block of Canal St. S.W. Joyner was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The press release from MPD is after the jump.
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