MPD today arrested Montez Warren, 30, in the shooting death of Ervin Lamont Griffin on May 13.
Warren, a resident of northeast Washington, DC, is being held on suspicion of first degree murder while armed. A statement from MPD is below the jump.
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Week Ahead
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.
Monday, Kwan Kearney is due in court for a status hearing in front of Judge Thomas Motley. Kearney is suspected of felony murder while armed in the deaths of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. and Jamal Demetrius Wilson. Sharps died Nov. 8, 2010, after being shot on Holbrook Street, NE. Wilson was killed less than a week later, on Nov. 14, by a gunshot wound through the heart. Kearney’s trial in the Sharps case was slated to begin Monday but was postponed until Nov. 14 after his brother, Eric Kearney — a key witness in the defense’s case — was shot and killed Oct. 17.
On Tuesday, Antonio Jones is expected for a preliminary hearing at 9:25 a.m. with Judge Motley. Jones is suspected of second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Davon Gray on Oct. 15.
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Comment of the Day: “Who could protect her?”
This comment of the day comes from Sherrie, who wrote in about Alicia Wheeler. She said:
This story really hurts me to my heart. I taught her two oldest girls for two years. I’ve seen them come to school late, sometimes hungry. I’ve braided their hair. I saw sadness in their mother’s eyes, pleading for help as she pushed her son in a stroller. She really tried to do whatever she could for those children, to protect them at all costs… but who could protect her?
For “Depraved Heart” Killing of Daughter, Rodney McIntyre Sentenced to 40 Years
“Disgusting. Cruel. Heinous. Heartless. Horrible. Unspeakable. Atrocious. Indescribable. The product of a depraved heart.”
Judge Lynn Leibovitz spared few words today when describing Rodney McIntyre‘s sexual assault on and murder of his teenage daughter, Ebony Franklin, in Columbia Heights last November.
“It is hard to put into words Mr. McIntyre’s degree of culpability,” she said, before sentencing him to 40 years in prison. Read more
Man Shot, Killed in NE DC Wednesday Afternoon
A man was killed Wednesday afternoon after being shot in Northeast DC, the Washington Post reports.
MPD identified the victim as Andre Wiggins, a 19-year-old Northeast DC man.
He had been shot multiple times, said MPD authorities.
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Comment of the Day: “Thank you to all the Law Enforcement Officers”
This comment of the day comes from Luv10134 who wrote in about the arrests of Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison in connection with the shooting death of Demetrius Emmanuel Thompson on a Metro bus earlier this month.
Thank you to all the Law Enforcement Officers who made this arrest possible… I told you we would get them Dee… Madukes
Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison Arrested in Metro Bus Shooting
MPD has confirmed that the two men arrested in Orlando today are 21-year-old Vincent Gray of Southeast, DC, and 22-year-old Delron Atchison of Northeast, DC. Both are suspected in the death of Demetrius Emmanuel Thompson on the W4 Metro bus on Oct. 20.
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Two Suspects in Metro Bus Shooting in Custody in Orlando, Report Fox5, NBC Washington
Fox5 reports that two men, ages 21 and 23, have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of Demetrius Thompson on a Metro bus earlier this month.
NBC Washington tweeted this afternoon that they have confirmed the news as well.
Update: This afternoon NBC Washington reported that the suspects are Vincent Gray, 21, and Delron Atchison, 22. They were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed, NBC Washington reported.
Reports Fox5:
FOX 5 News has confirmed that D.C. Police detectives have two suspects in custody in Florida who are connected in a murder aboard a Metrobus last week.
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Links Roundup: Domingo Ezirike and Rashad Slye
After the jump, a roundup and summary of coverage of Rashad Slye‘s murder charge in the shooting death of Maryland cab driver Domingo Ezirike.
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