Charging documents in the case against Anthony Hatton describe a chase through two blocks and an alley of the Langston Terrace neighborhood by two MPD officers who witnessed a masked person chase Tyrell Fogle, shooting at him.
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18-Year-Old Anthony Hatton arrested in Monday Night Slaying of Tyrell Fogle, 17
A shooting in Northeast D.C. killed a teenager Monday night, and a second teen is suspected in the murder.
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“there goes another child hood friend”
On Twitter and Facebook, friends of 21-year-old Dominic Dixon have responded to his death.
Dixon was killed in a double shooting Sunday in Northwest D.C. A memorial Facebook page states that a candlelight vigil is planned for Friday evening.
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Woman Found Fatally Stabbed in Downtown DC ID’ed as Barbara Lloyd
A woman found stabbed to death less than a mile from the White House on Aug. 8 has been identified as Barbara Lloyd, a 56-year-old Baltimore woman.
Lloyd was named by MPD as “Eman Mohammed,” even while she remained a “Jane Doe” while detectives sought out her next of kin.
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Comment of the Day: Darond Lucas and Joshua Andrews
This comment of the day comes from darondKeeper, who wrote about Darond Lucas and Joshua Andrews:
I Miss My Bestfriend Soooo Much, & Its One thing To Know He’s Dead & Its Another To Know The Boy I Use To Sleep Beside & Cook Me Meals Killed Him. Tears ! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH DAROND. & Joshhh SMMFH! I Cnt Believe It YOU Outta ALL People. CRAZYSMALLWORLD.!
Brandon Andrews Held in Fatal Friday Night Shooting
Brandon Andrews was ordered held today on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Leonard Bigelow in Northeast DC Friday evening.
Neighbors said Andrews is Bigelow’s sister’s ex-boyfriend.
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Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing Had Court Order to Stay Away from Victim
The woman suspected of fatally stabbing Karen Jordan in a Northeast D.C. apartment on Saturday evening had been ordered by the court to stay away from her while awaiting trial for assaulting her.
Stephanie Lawson appeared in DC Superior Court Monday to be presented with a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Jordan’s death. Finding substantial probability, the court ordered Lawson held pending a preliminary hearing.
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Shooting Victim ID’ed as 21-year-old Dominic Dixon
The victim of a fatal shooting in Northwest DC Sunday evening has been identified as 21-year-old Dominic Dixon.
MPD reports that officers were called to the 200 block of N Street NW for a report of a shooting. Dixon was found there shot. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, MPD said.
A second shooting victim was found near 4th and M Streets Northwest. That person was taken to the hospital for treatment, MPD said.
The press release is after the jump.
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Sunday Evening Double Shooting Kills One Near Dunbar High
A double shooting near Dunbar High School left one man dead and injured another Sunday evening, the Washington Post and WJLA report.
Earlier today, Homicide Watch reader Que wrote:
I was at the basketball court on N street across from Dunbar yesterday evening. Not even five minutes after leaving and entering my house, I heard sirens, saw flashing lights and the helicopter above. From what the neighbors are saying, two young people were shot near the basketball court, with one not surviving.
Welcome to the New Homicide Watch D.C.
While D.C. was hunkered down with Hurricane Irene, the team at Homicide Watch was putting the finishing touches on a project that we’ve been working on for quite some time.
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