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A stabbing in Northeast DC Monday night killed 53-year-old James Eric Cain, MPD said Tuesday.

The stabbing was reported at about 8:47 p.m. in the 1500 block of Kenilworth Avenue.

A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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Skeletal remains found in Sept. 2011 in Southeast DC have been determined to be those of 39-year-old Lawrence Neal Jr. and police say he was the victim of a homicide.

A statement from MPD Tuesday morning said the remains were found in the rear of 2800 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast at about 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2011. Police do not know how Neal was killed and the statement does not indicate when, or where, they think he may have been killed.
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In brief:

Twenty-four-year-old J’Ron Brown was the victim of the fatal shooting in Southeast DC early Wednesday morning. Derrick Babb was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the case after a nearly eight hour long standoff with police. Babb has said he did fire a gun at J’Ron Lamar Brown, once, at the urging of a neighbor.

Antoine Bates, 23, was fatally shot in Northwest DC early Saturday morning. No arrests have been announced.

Herbert Hayes was ordered held on a charge of second-degree murder while armed at his preliminary hearing after Judge Ann O’Regan Keary found substantial probability that Hayes fatally stabbed John Wesley Griffin.

Christian Taylor was found guilty of fatally shooting two Northeast DC men, a father and son, in a June 2010 robbery attempt on their store.

Albrecht Muth still lacks the mental competency required to stand trial, a new report from his doctors at Saint Elizabeths found. Muth is suspected of killing his wife, Viola Drath.

Felicia Jones pled innocent to second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Jodie Ward.

Antonio Jones pled innocent a charge of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Davon Gray. Jones’ attorney said he may use an insanity defense.

Dietrich Baker waived his right to a preliminary hearing on a charge that he fatally shot James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop in April, signaling that perhaps a plea deal is imminent in the second-degree murder case.

James Brewer, Stephen Page, and Anthony Thomas, charged with killing 71-year-old Solomon Reese, have now also been formally charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of one of the witnesses in the case. They pled innocent to the charge.

Brandon Terry was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of Jhonte Coleman, 34, killed November during a large fight in Dupont Circle. Terry, 30, is believed to have been a victim in the same fight, his attorney, Joseph Bernard, said.

Washington’s Other Monuments has photos of two new street memorials. One outside Grace Deli in Northeast DC where June Lim was killed June 14, and one near where Henry Miller was killed on June 3.

MPD has confirmed that the victim of a Petworth shooting early Saturday morning is 23-year-old Antione Bates.

Friends identified him as the victim early Saturday.
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Friends of a man killed in Northwest DC early Saturday morning have identified him as 23-year-old Antoine Bates.

Antoine Bates Born August 03, 1988 , Hated On June 23, 2012 🙁

— - RIP Jamal ! 🙁 (@Key_TheeeDON) June 23, 2012

I swear I want dis shit 2b unreal even tho I seen him layin lifeless….smh damn Ant

— Courtney Murray (@Courtney_LaShay) June 23, 2012

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A man died after being shot early Saturday morning in Northwest DC, according to a message on MPD’s 4th District listserv.

The messages states:

Good Morning,

Shortly before 2 AM on June 23, 2012, MPD Fourth District units received a call for a shooting in the 500 block of Crittenden Street, NW . The responding units located an adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the body. Read more

The Washington Post this week profiled US Attorney Ronald Machen, the District’s top prosecutor.

As the District’s U.S. attorney, Machen has one of the most sought-after jobs in federal law enforcement.

The former partner at WilmerHale has labored to leave his own stamp on the country’s largest U.S. attorney’s office, which has about 300 lawyers handling matters in federal court and D.C. Superior Court and a budget that purportedly exceeds $70 million. (Although other U.S. attorneys have publicized their budgets, Machen has not.)
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Brandon Terry was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of Jhonte Coleman, 34, killed November during a large fight in Dupont Circle.

Terry, 30, is believed to have been a victim in the same fight, his attorney, Joseph Bernard, said.
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Three men charged with killing 71-year-old Solomon Reese have now also been formally charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of one of the witnesses in the case.

James Brewer, Stephen Page, and Anthony Thomas, pled innocent to the charge in court Thursday.
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Dietrich Baker waived his right to a preliminary hearing today, signaling that perhaps a plea deal is imminent in the second-degree murder case.

Baker is suspected in the shooting death of James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop on a Saturday afternoon in April.
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