It’s that time again to examine the tally of people killed in the past calendar year. And because this was an election year, D.C.’s number is likely to receive extra scrutiny.
The quick news is that the number of people killed in D.C. will likely drop again this year, even below last year’s number which was the fewest recorded since 1966, according to press reports and projections.
For the record: The Washington Post reports 115 homicides so far this year, compared to 123 last year at this time.Read more
NBC Washington reports a funeral was held Monday for 13-year-old Angel Morse, killed in a triple shooting in Northwest D.C. Oct. 29.
Details are emerging this afternoon in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Joseph Alonzo Sharps, Jr., with a message to D.C.’s 5th District from Commander Lamar Greene and some local coverage of the case.
Greene told community members:
On 11/8/10 at approximately 2045 hrs, members of the Fifth District responded to the 1300 blk of Holbrook St. NE for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival in the area they found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body and another male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and the victims were transported to local hospitals where the decedent succumbed to his injuries.
Preliminary investigation revealed both victims were walking down Holbrook St NE when they were approached by at least three subjects, one of which produced a handgun and began shooting at both victims. The lead detective on this case is Detective Anthony Paci. If anyone has any information relative to this incident please call MPD immediately 202-727-9099 or text the info to us at 50-411.
Commander Lamar D. Greene
News reports (The Washington Post, DCist, WUSA, TBD and MyFoxDC identified Sharps this afternoon as a student at Spingarn High School. According to those reports, Sharps and another teen were shot in the 1300 block of Holbrook Street NE at about 8:45 Monday night. Both teens were taken to a local hospital. Sparks died there and the other teen was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the reports said.
Sharps was a resident of the Trinidad neighborhood where he was shot, reports said.
Metro PD has not issued a release.
Sharps played football for Springarn High as a defensive back and wide receiver.
Now available are the charging documents against Robert Merrill Carter, accused of killing 13-year-old Angel Morse in Northwest D.C. Oct. 29 with a single gunshot wound to the head.
Carter, who goes by the nickname “Beef,” is also known as Ronald Grose, according to the arrest warrant issued for him Oct. 30.
In the documents, witnesses describe Carter armed with a handgun and yelling at children to “‘Shut the fuck up and sit down’” before saying that “he shot and killed Angel because she wouldn’t listen.”
A witness also reported to police that Carter said “Angel is in the basement… I didn’t mean to do it.”
Carter is due in court for a preliminary hearing Friday Nov. 19. The documents are embedded below.
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For those who didn’t see the tweet this weekend, Robert Carter, suspected in the Brightwood triple shooting that killed 13-year-old Angel Morse, was charged in D.C. Superior Court on Saturday morning.
I’ll have charging documents up as early as this afternoon and his next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 19, a week from Friday.
Reader Mrs. R asked over the weekend about funeral/memorial arrangements for Angel Morse. I haven’t heard of anything yet; if anyone else knows, please post a comment and help a neighbor out.
Nov. 5, 2010: 9:30 a.m.
Prince George’s County Detention Facility said this morning that Robert Carter is currently in custody there, but the records clerk I spoke with referred me to her supervisor for information about his charges, saying only he was being held as a “prisoner from another jurisdiction.”
Nov. 4, 2010: Last Friday’s triple shooting that killed 13-year-old Angel Morse sparked an intense effort by the DMV’s online and media community to locate the man responsible for the shooting, who was believed to have carjacked a Metro Access vehicle while fleeing the scene. Hours after the shooting, police credited WTOP radio with broadcasting a Be on the Lookout alert that helped an off-duty officer spot suspect 39-year-old Robert Carter.Read more
A 63 year-old man who was seriously assaulted Oct. 26 in Southeast D.C. has died and Metro Police are investigating his death as a homicide, Metro Police said.
The victim was identified as Michael Washington. He was found injured in the 1600 block of Morris Road, SE, which is also where he lived, police said.
Victim: Darnell Lucas. Photo from Metro PD
Thirty-seven year-old Darnell Antoine Lucas of Capitol Heights, Md. was shot and killed Wednesday night in Southeast D.C., Metro Police said.
There are currently no suspects in custody.
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Twenty-five year-old Rodney Bean of Northwest D.C. was shot and killed early Friday morning at 14th and Clifton Streets, NW, according to Metro Police.
There are currently no suspects in custody in the case.
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