The DC Trans Coalition has issued the following statement after an attack at a bus stop killed a transgender woman Thursday night:
Yesterday evening MPD informed us of an attack on a trans woman at a bus stop near the intersection of East Capitol Street and Sycamore Street NE. Apparently some sort of altercation broke out between the victim and the assailant. A third person was at the bus stop and chased after the attacker, but he got away when the witness realized the victim was in serious need of medical attention. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was stabbed in the cheek. She passed away from her injuries around 2:30 this morning at Prince George’s County Hospital.
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MPD has just announced a press conference to be held this afternoon regarding the stabbing death of a transgender woman in NE DC last night.
We’ll post details as they are available.
Albrecht Muth missed a court appointment Friday morning because he was in the hospital, Judge Russell Canan said.
Muth, suspected in the death of his wife, Georgetown socialite Viola Drath, has been on a hunger strike since November.
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NOTE: This story contains a links roundup of other media outlets coverage of this case. Some of those stories incorrectly identify the victim as a “man in woman’s clothing.” Homicide Watch has and will continue to use the victim’s self-identified gender, which is female. More about Deoni Japarker Jones is here.
UPDATED with a press release from MPD at 1:08 p.m.
A person stabbed in the head Thursday night in Northeast DC has died of their injuries, sources familiar with the case have said.
MPD responded to a bus stop in the 4800 Block of East Capitol Street NE at about 8:15 p.m. Responding officiers initially believed the victim was a woman, based on how she appeared and was dressed, but medical staff discovered the victim to be male.
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Each Friday, 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.
Week Ahead is after the jump.
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Today’s Comment of the Day comes from Tabby3300, who wrote about Lucki Pannell. Pannell was shot and killed on Feb. 19, 2011, while sitting on her front porch with a friend. She was 18 at the time.
It’s coming soon, the first year of her death. This is not something I anticipated celebrating. We should be celebrating how we do every week in the house with all my babies. I been back to the house slowly but surely. Don’t understand why DC police haven’t solved her murder when you have a person of interest in custody. I guess she’s not the right color. Do me a favor: Dont’t call the family anymore until ya have results. Stop harassing them with bs. Stop bothering them until ya get justice for Lucki. RIP Lucki, we gonna make sure ur senseless death is not in vain.
Homicide detectives Thursday night were investigating the stabbing of a transgender woman in Northeast DC, according to police and media reports.
A message sent out to the Sixth District listserv Thursday stated:
The Sixth District is investigating a stabbing in the 4800 Block of East Capitol Street NE.
Anyone with information should call 202-727-9099 or text information to 50411.
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From he US Attorney’s Office:
District Man Convicted of First-Degree Premeditated Murder While Armed For Killing Teenager During Robbery- Defendant Opened Fire After Going Through Victim’s Pockets -
WASHINGTON - Reginald Rogers, 20, of Washington, D.C., was convicted by a jury today of first-degree premeditated murder while armed, first-degree felony murder while armed, armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon and related charges stemming from a 2010 slaying in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
Rogers was convicted following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He is to be sentenced March 16, 2012 by the Honorable Thomas J. Motley. Rogers faces a minimum of 30 years in prison for the crimes.
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One of the six young people suspected in the death of missing DC teen Latisha Frazier has filed a motion to sever his case from his codefendants’ case.
In the motion, filed Jan. 13, Brian Gaither claims that if his case remains joined with Johnnie Sweet, Sweet’s statement to police will prejudice the case against Gaither and that Sweet will be acting as a “second prosecutor” to Gaither.
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A mental health report on Robert Carter, charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his daughter, Angel Morse, includes Carter’s own accounting for what happened the afternoon Morse was killed. He has pleaded innocent.
The report is part of the public record connected to the case. At a December court date, attorneys disagreed on what specifically the report found and Carter’s attorney, Steven Kiersh, said that he would hire an expert to conduct further tests. Carter is due back in court Feb. 17.
Carter’s description of the shooting is after the jump. The description may be upsetting for some. Though the public document includes the witnesses’ names, Homicide Watch has used only their first initials.
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