Detectives are investigating the death of a man found Monday evening with multiple stab wounds in Rock Creek Park at Beach Drive and Joyce Road NW.
During a press conference Tuesday, acting Captain Robert Alder said that the victim was found by a citizen “lying near the bed of Rock Creek”.
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Cedric Spicer pleaded innocent Monday to first-degree murder and related weapons charges in connection with the February 2013 death of Joseph Hardin.
Spicer is suspected of shooting Hardin after the two men argued inside a nightclub in Northwest DC.
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David Jamal Wilson pleaded innocent Monday to charges of second-degree murder while armed and second-degree theft in connection with stabbing death of his roommate, 68-year-old Howard Venable Jr.
Wilson, 21, was arrested on February 3, one day after Venable’s body was found face down in a pool of blood on the floor of their shared apartment.
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A Northwest DC man fatally shot in Columbia Heights overnight has been identified as Antonio Jerome Williams.
Williams was 23 years old.
A juvenile male who was shot in the same incident is in stable condition, MPD said Sunday afternoon.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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A shooting in Columbia Heights just before midnight Saturday left one man dead and injured a juvenile, WUSA reports.
In a message on the 3rd District listserv Sunday morning, Jonathan Monk wrote:
Around midnight tonight, 3D footbeat officers heard the sound of gunshots in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, N.W. Shortly thereafter, the officers located two male victims. One victim was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries and the second victim was transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.
In brief:
Jason Alexander Murphy, 30, of New Carrollton, Md, was shot and killed early Saturday morning in Southeast DC. Police say Murphy was found unconscious behind the 1300 block of Savannah Street by police who were responding to a call for a shooting. Murphy was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Todd Green, 22, was arrested last Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 24-year-old Timothy Delonte Dawkins. He was ordered held pending a preliminary hearing.
Lloyd Bright pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of 61-year-old Darryl Eugene Sweet Sr. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the initial charge of second-degree murder and will recommend Bright serve a sentence of 6 to 8 years in prison.
Jurors in the “21st and Vietnam” murder trial announced Monday that they had reached a verdict on three of the seven charges against Anthony Hatton. Meanwhile, one of the jurors had to be released because of medical issues. An alternate juror was appointed to the jury and deliberations have continued.
Lanee Bell was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with the brutal beating death of 18-year-old Latisha Frazier. Bell’s jail time was suspended and she must complete two years of probation.
At a preliminary hearing, Judge Ronna Beck found enough evidence to believe that Ladonte Hawkins participated in the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. Hawkins, 20, remains held while a grand jury investigates the case.
Dennis Washington, a DC man suspected of beating a man to death in his Northeast DC home, was released from jail and the charge against him dropped. Washington had faced a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the beating death of Thomas Lipscomb in April 2011. Lipscomb was found dead on April 26, lying on the floor of his apartment, partially decomposed.
Khari Williams was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder while armed and two related weapons offenses in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Angelo Payne. Williams pleaded innocent to all charges, and a status hearing has been scheduled for September 4.
Davon Thomas was arraigned Friday on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his 53-year-old grandfather, Emanuel Campbell. Thomas pleaded innocent to the charge; a trial is scheduled for April 2014.
Jurors found Alexander Gomez-Enamorado guilty Friday of two separate counts of murder in connection with the 2010 stabbing death of 54-year-old Miguel Ventura. Jurors in the case deliberated for approximately one day before delivering their verdict around 3:15 p.m. Friday. Gomez-Enamorado was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed, felony murder, conspiracy, robbery, burglary, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice.
A man killed in Southeast DC early Saturday morning has been identified as Jason Alexander Murphy, 30, of New Carrollton, Maryland.
Police say Murphy was found unconscious behind the 1300 block of Savannah Street by police who were responding to a call for a shooting. Murphy was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in Southeast DC, WJLA and NBC Washington report.
Reports WJLA:
Police were called to the 1300 block of Savannah St. SE for shots fired around 2:30 a.m. A man was found suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The following DC Alert was issued in connection with the case:
Police Alert-Shooting _0232 HRS _1300 SAVANNAH ST SE_NO LOOKOUT DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT # I201304459… http://t.co/M0zgqAWNyZ
— dcalerts (@dcalerts) August 31, 2013
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Jurors found Alexander Gomez-Enamorado guilty Friday of two separate counts of murder in connection with the 2010 stabbing death of 54-year-old Miguel Ventura.
Jurors in the case deliberated for approximately one day before delivering their verdict around 3:15 p.m. Friday. Gomez-Enamorado was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed, felony murder, conspiracy, robbery, burglary, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice.
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