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February Homicides See Significant Increase From January
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (299+ words) Monday March 9th , 75.4F According to D.C. Witness data, there were 10 reported homicide incidents, resulting in eleven victims in February " one of these victims was originally injured in January, but died in February. A significant increase from January's three intentional killings. As of…...
Homicide Defendant Sentenced To 14-Plus Years in Prison
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (683+ words) Monday March 2nd , 30.9F Aged 24 | June 12, 2023 After hearing from the victim's family members, a homicide defendant was sentenced to serve a little more than 14 years in prison before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Feb. 27 ." David Pena, 49 was originally charged with…...
Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Teen’s Murder
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (144+ words) Friday February 6th , 28.7F A defendant pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of a teen before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. 2. Navar Rogers, 18, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime…...
January Homicides Consist of Two Vehicular Deaths and a Shooting
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (319+ words) Friday February 6th , 29.9F According to D.C. Witness data, there were three reported homicide incidents and four victims in January " one of the victims was originally injured in December, but died in January. Two of these incidents were vehicular deaths, and the third…...
Document: MPD Makes Additional Arrest in 2023 Nightclub Homicide
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (42+ words) Document: MPD Makes Additional Arrest in 2023 Nightclub Homicide'DC Witness Friday February 6th , 31.5F Aged 31 | September 23, 2023 Unlike so many organizations involved in criminal justice we have one goal " bring transparency and accountability to the DC criminal justice system....
December Homicides Include Multiple Shootings and an Officer Death
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) Tuesday January 27th , 21.8F According to D.C. Witness data, there were eight reported homicide incidents, resulting in nine victims in December. Of these reported incidents, six were the results of gun violence, while two were the outcome of vehicles, one victim being a…...
Defense Accuses Juror of Rule Violation For Posting Images During Murder Trial
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (325+ words) Thursday January 8th , 38.9F Aged 13 | March 1, 2020 DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt alerted parties in a homicide case about a juror's alleged violation of a pre-deliberation instruction Jan. 8, two weeks before the defendant was slated for sentencing. During the hearing, Judge Brandt…...
Murder Defendant Receives 16 Year Sentence for ‘Spraying Gunfire into a Crowd of People’
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (555+ words) Wednesday January 7th , 52.1F Aged 54 | June 28, 2023 DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a defendant to 16 years of imprisonment on Jan. 6 for a murder that resulted from his shooting into a crowd of people. James Outland, 27, and Bobby Gupton, 27, both pleaded guilty…...