Metro Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Northeast D.C. late Sunday night as 32-year-old Eddie A. Leonard Jr.
Leonard’s body was found in the 400 block of 24th Street NE, less than a mile from his home in the 1600 block of Isherwood Street, NE.
Metro PD’s press release follows the jump.
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This weekend’s shooting death of teen Lucki Pannell prompted Homicide Watch D.C. reader and frequent commenter Tony Smith to ask “What is the DC death tally this year?”
This morning the tally hit 14. But homicides are about more than numbers.
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WUSA is reporting that a man died after being shot in the head overnight. The man was found by police in the 400 block of 24th Street NE, near Anacostia Park, around midnight, WUSA reports.
D.C. emergency responders tweeted last night that they had been called to that same address for a report of a shooting.
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The victim has not been identified.
Councilman Jim Graham released the following statement today about the shooting death of Lucki Pannell Saturday night in Columbia Heights.
Dear Friends, MPD tells me that about 7 PM someone walked up to a house on the 3000 block of Sherman and shot three people, two adult males and a juvenile female. MPD states that the juvenile died from the shooting. The two males—conscious and breathing—are in the hospital, wounded.
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Metro Police has now identified the victim of a shooting in Columbia Heights as 18-year-old Lucki Nancy Pannell. According to MPD, Pannell was a resident of the block where she was shot Saturday evening.
MPD’s press release follows the jump.
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“Siting On My Porch With My Bestfriend Chilling”
That’s what 17-year-old Lucki Pannell told the Facebook community she was doing at about 7 p.m. Saturday night. Four hours later the first memorial messages started rolling in.
Lucki, I heard the shots but never thought they was for you. We shared endless laughs. Babygirl you in a better place, while you were here you left a lasting impact. Save me a spot. I send my condolences to your family. Your voice will forever ring in my head. Your joans will forever make me laugh. I love you son. #
aye yung dis shit is too impossible to believe man….i cnt get over the fact dat i wont c yu no more…I luv yu lil cuz Rest In Paradise…nd watchn over us all we luv yu #
Wow rest in peace lucki!! I remember taking you home after basketball practice when you played at Marie Reed….so sad.. #
Metro Police have not released the identity of the victim have now identified Pannell as the victim of a triple shooting in Columbia Heights early Saturday night. Friends of Pannell have taken to Facebook and Twitter to share their grief for the Columbia Heights teen.
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The Washington Post is reporting that a teenage girl has died in a triple shooting Saturday evening in Columbia Heights.
The shooting was reported at about 7 p.m.
“This is a brazen, mad thing,” D.C. Councilman Jim Graham told the Post.
In brief:
DC Superior Courts website seems to still be down this morning; I’ll keep checking in and do Week Ahead once it’s up and running again. In the meantime, remember that you can check our calendar. All hearings are at 9:30 a.m.
Metro Police tonight identified the victim in a shooting in Northeast D.C. yesterday as Clarence Wilson, a 65-year-old D.C. man.
Press release follows after the jump.
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