Prince Okorie
Kathryn Gaglione, a public relations manager in Alexandria, wrote on her blog yesterday about 16-year-old Prince Okorie, who was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood.
What this article fails to mention is that Prince was known and loved by many people. Not only did I work with him in a tutoring program, but I attended the same church congregation, I know his family, and I see how this tragedy is leaving those who cared about Prince in shock.Read more
Washington Times Ties Youth Murders to DYRS
The Washington Times has run an excellent series over the past several weeks examining D.C. youths who are wards of the city and have been involved in crime.
Tonight reporters Jeffery Anderson and Matthew Cella published their latest finds: 16-year-old Prince Okorie, who was shot in the head and killed Tuesday afternoon in Petworth, had been in the care of a DYRS shelter since Nov. 9. And Ebony Franklin, the 17-year-old Prince George’s County girl whose body was found stabbed and stuffed in a trash bin in Columbia Heights on Monday, had worked with youth-outreach counselors for more than a year.
Franklin was not a ward of DYRS and Okorie, though in the care of DYRS, had not been committed to them, the Times added.Read more
Updates on Ebony Franklin
Ebony Franklin, photo memorial created by a friend published at www.lostnmissing.posterous.com
For now, Metro Police have released the following information: (Local news reports and links follow after the jump)
November 30, 2010
Homicide in the 1000 Block of Fairmont Street NW
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the death of a female found in the rear of the 1000 block of Fairmont Street, NW. Read more
Two Men are Suspects in Shooting Death of Gregory Joyner
Murder defendant Carl Purvis in a Facebook photo added Nov. 14
Carl Edward Purvis, 46, was charged Nov. 23 with the deadly Nov. 15 shooting. A second man named in the complaint and for whom Metro Police detectives sought an arrest warrant, has not been charged and is not currently in custody, according to D.C. Superior Court and VINElink detention records. A Metro Police Spokeswoman has not returned a request for comment on that man’s status.Read more
16-year-old Killed in Petworth Shooting
Metro Police have identified the man killed in Petworth this afternoon as 16 year-old Prince Okorie of Northwest D.C. The Washington Post reported earlier today that the victim was shot in the head. An earlier release from Metro PD said officers received a call for a shooting at 8th Street and Delafield Place in Northwest D.C. When they arrived on scene they found the victim “suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.” The victim, now identified as Okorie, was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The shooting was reported at about 4:30 p.m.Read more
Charging Documents in Death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr.
Larnell C. Allen and Kwan Kearney were charged last week with first degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Springarn High School student Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr.
They were identified by Sharps’ friend who was shot along with Sharps but survived.
The friend told police that he and Sharps were crossing Neal Street in D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood when they were confronted by three men, according to the criminal complaints against Allen and Kearney. The complaint alleges Kearney asked the teens “Are you reaching? Are you reaching?” then “pulled out a handgun” and began shooting at them.Read more
Man Killed in Shooting in NW D.C.
This just in from Metro PD at 2:30 p.m.:
Units received a call for a shooting at 8th and Delafield Pl NW. Upon arrival, a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds was located and transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced. The Homicide Branch is handling this investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-919-CRIME.
Washington Post has a brief of the incident, posted at 4:56 p.m.
Man wounded in D.C. shooting
Washington Post: Crime Scene | Nov 30, 2010
Update: Man died Tuesday afternoon
A man was shot and critically wounded Tuesday afternoon in Northwest Washington, D.C., police said. Officers were called to 8th and Delafield Place and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head around 4:30 p.m., said Officer Hugh Carew, a police spokesman.
Rickey Pharr to be Tried in Shooting Death of Angelo Jones
A D.C. judge ruled today that 26-year-old Rickey “Packie” Pharr will stand trial for the death of Angelo Jones, who was shot and killed during a craps game in the Clay Terrace neighborhood of D.C. Oct. 2.
Judge Herbert Dixon said it was the account of a witness, who described Pharr telling a group of people moments after the shooting “I just slumped a n–,” that contributed to the court’s belief that there is “substantial probability” that Pharr was referring to and is responsible for Jones’ death.Read more
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