Emily DaviesEmily Davies is a reporter covering crime and criminal justice in Washington, D.C. She started at The Washington Post as an intern in June 2019.https://www.washingtonpost.comThu, 13 Jul 2023 05:06:26 +00001hourly1D.C. Council passed an emergency crime bill. Here’s what it would do.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/dc-public-safety-legislation-explained/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/dc-public-safety-legislation-explained/Emily Davies, Meagan FlynnThu, 13 Jul 2023 02:11:50 +0000The measure calls for more pretrial detention of adults and kids, and establishes new crimes. D.C. police arrest Md. man in 2022 killinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/dc-homicide-arrest-july/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/dc-homicide-arrest-july/Emily DaviesWed, 12 Jul 2023 22:11:24 +0000Keyon Slaughter, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed in the killing of Dana Bailey. Teens buying ghost guns online, with deadly consequenceshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/teens-ghost-guns-deadly-shootings/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/12/teens-ghost-guns-deadly-shootings/Tom Jackman, Emily DaviesWed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000Dozens of teens have bought, built and shot ghost guns in recent years, and a federal attempt to regulate sales has faltered.10 killings in 5 days in D.C. leave an international trail of griefhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/06/dc-killings-lyft-driver-refugee-teacher/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/06/dc-killings-lyft-driver-refugee-teacher/Peter Hermann, Emily Davies, Olivia DiazThu, 06 Jul 2023 23:46:57 +0000Among those slain so far in July: an Afghan refugee driving for Lyft, a Kentucky social studies teacher and a Montgomery County community college student.A deadly July Fourth in D.C., three years after city leaders vowed changehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/05/dc-july4-gun-violence-nine-shot/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/05/dc-july4-gun-violence-nine-shot/Emily Davies, Peter HermannWed, 05 Jul 2023 23:09:24 +0000When an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in D.C. on July 4, 2020, city leaders said the moment would be a turning point. The violence hasn't stopped.Longtime Metro bus driver killed in carjacking rampagehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/03/carjackings-prince-georges-fatal/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/03/carjackings-prince-georges-fatal/Emily Davies, Keith L. Alexander, Samantha LatsonMon, 03 Jul 2023 23:25:22 +0000The series of armed carjackings that began in Prince George’s County on Sunday and led to a police chase into D.C.Woman stabbed, hurt Friday at Potomac Avenue Metro Station in D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/potomac-ave-metro-stab/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/potomac-ave-metro-stab/Emily Davies, Martin WeilSat, 01 Jul 2023 02:49:00 +0000The incident occurred 'on or near' an escalator shortly before noon, according to Metro Transit Police.Man arrested with guns near Obama’s house had been acting erraticallyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/obama-house-arrest-taranto-jan6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/obama-house-arrest-taranto-jan6/Emily Davies, Ellie Silverman, Spencer HsuSat, 01 Jul 2023 02:34:46 +0000Taylor Taranto, 37, had 400 rounds of ammo and was detained Thursday on an arrest warrant related to the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.Man, 36, killed Thursday evening in Southeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/dc-homicide-southeast-thursday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/30/dc-homicide-southeast-thursday/Emily DaviesFri, 30 Jun 2023 14:44:20 +0000Alonzo Marshall was fatally shot in the 2200 block of Savannah Street, SE.Man sued for role in Jan. 6 riot arrested with weapons near Obama’s househttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/29/arrest-weapons-obama-home-jan6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/29/arrest-weapons-obama-home-jan6/Emily DaviesThu, 29 Jun 2023 23:09:19 +0000Taylor Taranto, 37, was detained on an arrest warrant. D.C. police said he has been charged as a fugitive from justice.In violent D.C. night, 2 are killed and 5-year-old girl is shot and woundedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/29/violent-night-dc-shootings-5-year-old/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/29/violent-night-dc-shootings-5-year-old/Emily DaviesThu, 29 Jun 2023 22:58:21 +0000There have been 115 killings so far this year in the District, up 12 percent from the same time last year.Maryland Supreme Court agrees to take up Adnan Syed casehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/28/adnan-syed-md-supreme-court/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/28/adnan-syed-md-supreme-court/Omari Daniels, Emily DaviesThu, 29 Jun 2023 01:05:18 +0000Though Syed’s journey through the court system is far from over, the move means he could again see his murder conviction again wiped away.With violence surging this summer, a fight to keep D.C.’s kids alivehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/28/dc-kids-shootings-gun-violence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/28/dc-kids-shootings-gun-violence/Emily Davies, Peter HermannWed, 28 Jun 2023 14:13:46 +0000In the nation’s capital, 12 youths have already been killed by gunfire this year, outpacing last year. More than 50 others have been shot and survived.Bowser proposal to toughen D.C.’s approach to crime draws resistancehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/27/bowser-crime-bill-dc-council-opposition/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/27/bowser-crime-bill-dc-council-opposition/Emily DaviesWed, 28 Jun 2023 00:12:57 +0000D.C. Council members and others appeared to oppose Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's measure that would make it easier to detain youths before trial.Big cities seek police chiefs in a critical time for law enforcementhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/17/police-chief-search-dc-big-cities/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/17/police-chief-search-dc-big-cities/Peter Hermann, Emily Davies, Mark BermanSat, 17 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000There are openings for top police posts in D.C., Chicago, New Orleans, Louisville, Charleston, S.C., and New York City.Pregnant woman killed, baby survives in violent Thursday in D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/15/dc-double-shooting-northeast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/15/dc-double-shooting-northeast/Emily DaviesThu, 15 Jun 2023 22:25:36 +0000A man was critically wounded in a separate shooting in the afternoon, police said.Man, 24, dies of injuries after Monday night shooting in Southeast D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/13/dc-homicide-southeast-june/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/13/dc-homicide-southeast-june/Emily DaviesTue, 13 Jun 2023 22:07:08 +0000Police on Tuesday arrested David Pena, 46, and charged him with second-degree murder in the killing of Maurice Robinson.Two D.C. firefighters charged over brawl caught on videohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/13/dc-firefighters-charged-video-brawl/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/13/dc-firefighters-charged-video-brawl/Emily DaviesTue, 13 Jun 2023 20:44:18 +0000Sean Sinon and Reden Ecleo were accused of punching and kicking a man on the pavement. They pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors said the man had punched Sinon. Man fatally shot early Monday in Southeast Washingtonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/12/dc-homicide-southeast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/12/dc-homicide-southeast/Emily DaviesMon, 12 Jun 2023 21:40:16 +0000Police identified the victim as Joseph Crockett, of Upper Marlboro, Md. He was 43.Inside the race to capture a 200-lb. black bear on the loose in D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/09/bear-dc-brookland/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/09/bear-dc-brookland/Emily Davies, Peter Hermann, Dana HedgpethFri, 09 Jun 2023 21:00:34 +0000Brookland residents dubbed the bear “Franklin,” as authorities worked to bring him in unharmed. D.C. plan to issue 5,000 security cameras to drivers draws ACLU rebukehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/dc-cameras-doordash-rideshare-delivery-drivers/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/dc-cameras-doordash-rideshare-delivery-drivers/Michael Brice-Saddler, Emily DaviesWed, 07 Jun 2023 23:24:15 +0000The ACLU criticized the program, which would give cameras to delivery and ride-hailing service drivers, as a dangerous expansion of government surveillance.Pilot in sonic boom crash had 25,000 hours’ experience with Southwesthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/06/virginia-plane-crash-wreckage-ntsb-investigation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/06/virginia-plane-crash-wreckage-ntsb-investigation/Ian Duncan, Emily DaviesWed, 07 Jun 2023 01:07:10 +0000The location of the crash, the destruction of the plane and questions about whether the Cessna Citation had an operating black box highlight the arduous job of investigators tasked with determining what happened.Driver charged in triple-fatal crash had valid license, despite past DUIshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/rock-creek-parkway-fatal-crash-driver-valid-license/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/rock-creek-parkway-fatal-crash-driver-valid-license/Keith L. Alexander, Emily Davies, Luz LazoTue, 06 Jun 2023 22:57:57 +0000Nakita Walker's attorney said she had a license. A DMV official said someone with such a DUI history should've had it revoked, and pointed to technical errors. D.C.-area carjackings have soared. Here’s where they’re happening.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/carjackings-dc-maryland-virginia-data/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/06/carjackings-dc-maryland-virginia-data/Jasmine Hilton, John D. Harden, Keith L. Alexander, Emily DaviesTue, 06 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000The number of carjackings in the D.C. region soared during the pandemic, baffling authorities and rattling communities.He kissed his family goodbye. Their private plane never made it home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/05/virginia-cessna-plane-crash-victims/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/05/virginia-cessna-plane-crash-victims/Emily DaviesTue, 06 Jun 2023 02:09:35 +0000John Rumpel, who owned the Cessna Citation that crashed in Virginia, described his last moments with his family members. F-16 flier sent to intercept plane saw pilot slumped over before crashhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/05/dc-sonic-boom-cessna-ntsb-investigation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/06/05/dc-sonic-boom-cessna-ntsb-investigation/Ian Duncan, Dan Lamothe, Emily Davies, Michael Laris, Lori ArataniMon, 05 Jun 2023 23:18:58 +0000Experts said publicly available flight data suggests the pilot had fallen unconscious and that the plane was flying on autopilot until it ran out of fuel.Man fatally shot in Southeast D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/04/fatal-shooting-southeast-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/04/fatal-shooting-southeast-dc/Justin Wm. Moyer, Emily DaviesMon, 05 Jun 2023 14:00:39 +0000Davon Walker, of Southeast, died at the scene, according to police.Man pleads guilty in attack on Rep. Angie Craig in D.C. apartment buildinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/01/angie-craig-attack-guilty-plea/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/01/angie-craig-attack-guilty-plea/Emily DaviesThu, 01 Jun 2023 20:09:31 +0000Officials in Craig’s office have said the attack did not appear to be politically motivated. The man's defense attorney says he needs mental health treatment. 11-year-old charged in robberies as D.C. struggles to quell youth violencehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/31/11-year-old-charged-dc-robberies/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/31/11-year-old-charged-dc-robberies/Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander, Emily DaviesWed, 31 May 2023 15:55:00 +0000Authorities said the youth is among the youngest arrested in the District this year in an armed robbery. After teen’s killing, activists fear Metro violence becoming ‘normal’https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/30/violence-on-metro-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/30/violence-on-metro-dc/Emily Davies, Justin GeorgeTue, 30 May 2023 23:16:08 +0000“I remember when crimes committed on buses and trains was something that you’d be like, ‘Oh my god, what happened?’ Now it’s like, ‘Oh, again,'” one activist said. Employee shot in Tony’s Place restaurant on H Street NE, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/30/tonys-place-shooting-h-street/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/30/tonys-place-shooting-h-street/Emily DaviesTue, 30 May 2023 22:21:35 +0000D.C. police said they were investigating whether the shooting occurred because of a "customer dispute."D.C. official who led agencies focused on reducing gun violence dieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/26/linda-harllee-harper-dies-dc-gun-violence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/26/linda-harllee-harper-dies-dc-gun-violence/Peter Hermann, Michael Brice-Saddler, Emily DaviesFri, 26 May 2023 19:32:22 +0000Linda Harllee Harper led two D.C. agencies tasked with reducing gun violence and seeking alternative ways to reduce crime.Court official: DMV knew of DUIs of woman charged in fatal D.C. crashhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/05/24/dc-dmv-past-duis-rock-creek-parkway-crash/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/05/24/dc-dmv-past-duis-rock-creek-parkway-crash/Luz Lazo, Emily DaviesWed, 24 May 2023 23:25:50 +0000The assertion from the Superior Court spokesman increases pressure on city officials to explain how they handled the woman’s license.Driver in D.C. crash that killed 3 had blood alcohol above limit, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/23/rock-creek-parkway-crash-driver-blood-alcohol-level/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/23/rock-creek-parkway-crash-driver-blood-alcohol-level/Emily Davies, Luz Lazo, Keith L. AlexanderTue, 23 May 2023 22:24:25 +0000Nakita Marie Walker, a 43-year-old from Washington, was arrested and charged Monday with second-degree murder in the March 15 crash on Rock Creek Parkway.Man, 37, fatally shot Monday afternoon in Southeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/23/dc-homicide-southeast-may/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/23/dc-homicide-southeast-may/Emily DaviesTue, 23 May 2023 20:24:49 +0000Michael Ashby Jr. was killed just after 1:50 p.m. in the 5000 block of Benning Road, SEWoman charged in Rock Creek Parkway crash that killed 3 had history of DUIshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/22/rock-creek-parkway-crash-woman-charged/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/22/rock-creek-parkway-crash-woman-charged/Emily Davies, Luz LazoMon, 22 May 2023 23:17:45 +0000Nakita Marie Walker was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the crash that killed a Lyft driver and his two passengers. Bowser names Ashan Benedict interim D.C. police chiefhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/19/ashan-benedict-interim-dc-police-chief/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/19/ashan-benedict-interim-dc-police-chief/Peter Hermann, Emily Davies, Michael Brice-SaddlerFri, 19 May 2023 18:23:29 +0000Benedict has served as the department’s executive assistant police chief since April 2021.Killings of children spark outrage, frustration over violence in D.C. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/18/dc-children-shot-killed/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/18/dc-children-shot-killed/Peter Hermann, Emily Davies, Lauren Lumpkin, Salvador RizzoThu, 18 May 2023 23:15:00 +0000The city is reeling after a student was fatally shot in a high school parking lot and a 5th-grader was killed by a stray bullet on Mother’s Day. 17-year-old student fatally shot outside Roosevelt High School in D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/17/roosevelt-high-school-shooting-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/17/roosevelt-high-school-shooting-dc/Emily Davies, Lauren LumpkinThu, 18 May 2023 03:11:08 +0000The shooting followed some type of altercation in a parking lot, and police recovered a gun. 10-year-old shot in D.C. on Mother’s Day has died, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/17/10-year-old-shot-in-dc-dies/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/17/10-year-old-shot-in-dc-dies/Peter Hermann, Emily DaviesThu, 18 May 2023 01:22:41 +0000Arianna Davis was struck in a barrage of gunfire as she rode in a vehicle with her family in Northeast D.C. Congress votes to block D.C.’s policing bill, despite Biden veto threathttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/16/dc-oversight-hearing-policing-bill-senate-vote/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/16/dc-oversight-hearing-policing-bill-senate-vote/Meagan Flynn, Emily Davies, Ellie SilvermanTue, 16 May 2023 23:00:51 +0000It was a busy Tuesday for D.C. government on Capitol Hill, with a hearing before the House Oversight Committee, then a vote in the Senate on the District's policing bill. Bowser unveils legislative proposal to stiffen penalties for gun crimehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/15/bowser-legislative-proposal-crime/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/15/bowser-legislative-proposal-crime/Emily DaviesTue, 16 May 2023 01:42:59 +0000The proposal offers tough-on-crime measures, at a time when D.C. is under fire for being too lenient on offenders and Bowser is set to appear on Capitol Hill. 2 girls hit by stray bullets in D.C., as crime rises in the cityhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/14/girl-shot-northeast-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/14/girl-shot-northeast-dc/Peter Hermann, Omari Daniels, Emily Davies, Martin WeilMon, 15 May 2023 17:12:34 +0000D.C. police say the girl was struck unintentionally while in a car with her parents. Hours later, a 12-year-old girl sleeping in her bed was grazed by a stray bullet.Man, 24, killed Wednesday in Northwest D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/11/dc-homicide-may-wednesday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/11/dc-homicide-may-wednesday/Emily DaviesThu, 11 May 2023 16:16:24 +0000Aaron Derricott, Jr. was shot just after 4:45 p.m.Bowser to propose law making it easier to detain people before trialhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/10/bowser-dc-crime-summit-new-law/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/10/bowser-dc-crime-summit-new-law/Emily DaviesWed, 10 May 2023 19:57:19 +0000The mayor previewed the proposal at a summit to discuss rising crime in the city but did not offer specifics. Shooting outside D.C. postal facility is tied to domestic disputehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/09/dc-post-office-shooting-domestic/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/09/dc-post-office-shooting-domestic/Emily Davies, Keith L. AlexanderTue, 09 May 2023 22:11:25 +0000A pregnant woman pulled up to work with her baby’s expectant father and saw another woman with a child by the same man, according to charging documents.Off-duty D.C. firefighter fatally shot during altercation in Marylandhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/08/dc-firefighter-killed-shooting-bryans-road/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/08/dc-firefighter-killed-shooting-bryans-road/Peter Hermann, Emily DaviesTue, 09 May 2023 16:09:03 +0000Authorities identified the firefighter as Carl Braxton, a 30-year-old firefighter EMT. He is survived by his two sons.Postal Service employee detained after shooting outside D.C. facilityhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/08/postal-service-employee-detained-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/08/postal-service-employee-detained-shooting/Emily DaviesMon, 08 May 2023 18:00:59 +0000The victim was conscious and breathing Monday morning, according to D.C. police. Seven slayings reported in seven days in District, according to policehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/06/six-slainshot-shooting-washington-/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/06/six-slainshot-shooting-washington-/Martin Weil, Emily DaviesSat, 06 May 2023 08:18:22 +0000The overall rate of homicides in the city has increased by about 17 percent since last year.Comer threatens to subpoena U.S. attorney ahead of oversight hearing on D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/04/comer-oversight-dc-crime-graves-us-attorney/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/04/comer-oversight-dc-crime-graves-us-attorney/Meagan Flynn, Keith L. Alexander, Emily DaviesSat, 06 May 2023 01:01:32 +0000The GOP-led Oversight committee invited the U.S. Attorney to appear at the May 16 hearing, the second so far examining crime and D.C. city management.18-year-old man killed Thursday afternoon in Southeast D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/05/homicide-dc-southeast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/05/homicide-dc-southeast/Emily DaviesFri, 05 May 2023 23:00:39 +0000Carlos Latney, of Accokeek, Md., was fatally shot in the 5600 block of B Street SE. Another man was found dead in Northeast. 12-year-old charged in 9 separate D.C. carjackings, robberies, assaultshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/05/12-year-old-charged-carjackings-robberies/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/05/12-year-old-charged-carjackings-robberies/Emily Davies, Keith L. AlexanderFri, 05 May 2023 22:19:54 +0000Carjackings in the District have soared over the last few years, and police have blamed juveniles for many of the offenses. Man and woman killed in separate shootings in D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/homicides-dc-derrick-thomas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/homicides-dc-derrick-thomas/Emily DaviesThu, 04 May 2023 13:47:36 +0000A 27-year-old man was killed Tuesday evening in Southeast Washington. A 23-year-old woman was killed before noon Wednesday in Northeast.Man charged repeatedly with assaulting girlfriend is arrested in her deathhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/dc-man-charged-assaulting-girlfriend-murder/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/dc-man-charged-assaulting-girlfriend-murder/Emily DaviesWed, 03 May 2023 22:48:09 +0000Andrea Bond, a 30-year-old of Northeast Washington, died March 7 of a stab wound. Her boyfriend is charged with murder.She noticed her scooter was gone. Then she heard gunshots.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/01/manshot-scooter-robber-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/01/manshot-scooter-robber-dc/Luz Lazo, Emily DaviesTue, 02 May 2023 23:21:56 +0000A man was shot and wounded Monday night when he tried to intervene in the theft of a motor scooter, D.C. police said.D.C. struggles to rein in risky drivers. One car has $186,000 in tickets.https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/02/dc-traffic-tickets-driving-penalties/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/02/dc-traffic-tickets-driving-penalties/Luz Lazo, Emily DaviesTue, 02 May 2023 10:00:05 +0000Some of D.C.’s worst drivers avoid penalties for years. A fatal crash on Rock Creek Parkway in March highlighted the threat that dangerous drivers pose.Man, 30, killed Sunday night in Northeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/01/dc-northeast-homicide-sunday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/01/dc-northeast-homicide-sunday/Emily DaviesMon, 01 May 2023 23:35:32 +0000Tyrone Hopkins was found dead in the 3800 block of Jay Street, NE.Man, 27, killed Thursday night in Southeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/28/dc-homicide-southeast-thursday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/28/dc-homicide-southeast-thursday/Emily DaviesFri, 28 Apr 2023 17:01:03 +0000Deandre Wheeler was fatally shot in the 4200 block of Fourth Street SE, according to D.C. police.Bowser announces national search to replace outgoing D.C. police chiefhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/27/robert-contee-retirement-bowser-national-search/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/27/robert-contee-retirement-bowser-national-search/Emily DaviesThu, 27 Apr 2023 23:25:42 +0000City officials said Robert J. Contee III would leave big shoes to fill when he formally retires in June. D.C. police chief Robert Contee is retiring, will take job with FBIhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/26/dc-police-chief-robert-contee-retiring/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/26/dc-police-chief-robert-contee-retiring/Peter Hermann, Michael Brice-Saddler, Emily Davies, Keith L. AlexanderWed, 26 Apr 2023 23:46:12 +0000Contee's official last day is June 3. He is taking a job with the FBI.Teen guilty in shooting of Commanders player Robinson back in custody https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/26/teen-back-in-custody-commanders-brian-robinson-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/26/teen-back-in-custody-commanders-brian-robinson-shooting/Emily DaviesWed, 26 Apr 2023 22:32:50 +0000The 17-year-old was supposed to be sentenced in early April, but a judge said youth services officials couldn’t find him.Young girl shot and wounded Sunday in Southeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/16/girl-shot-wounded-southeast-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/16/girl-shot-wounded-southeast-dc/Emily DaviesMon, 17 Apr 2023 01:11:08 +0000The girl, who was conscious and breathing Sunday evening, was struck before 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of Shippen Lane, SE.Man, woman fatally shot in D.C. this weekend, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/16/man-shot-homicide-northeast-washington/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/16/man-shot-homicide-northeast-washington/Martin Weil, Emily DaviesSun, 16 Apr 2023 15:11:48 +0000By Sunday, homicides in D.C. were up 31 percent compared with the same time in 2022, when the city surpassed 200 killings for the second time in almost two decades.A D.C. mom showed her son victims of gun violence. Then he became one.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/14/shooting-dc-homicide/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/14/shooting-dc-homicide/Emily Davies, Peter HermannFri, 14 Apr 2023 14:17:45 +0000Tyshaune Young said she tried to get 16-year-old Mylaki Young to stop running away from home and getting into trouble, fearing he would meet a tragic end.Man fatally shot inside McDonald’s in the Districthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/12/homicide-mcdonalds-dc-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/12/homicide-mcdonalds-dc-shooting/Clarence Williams, Emily DaviesThu, 13 Apr 2023 20:54:20 +0000Authorities identified the victim on Thursday as Andre Wallace, Jr., a 19-year-old of Northeast Washington.1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting outside D.C. funeral home https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/11/shooting-funeral-home-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/11/shooting-funeral-home-dc/Emily Davies, Peter HermannWed, 12 Apr 2023 01:10:27 +0000Police said they would increase patrols in the area to watch for possible retaliatory violence.D.C. police make arrest in January homicidehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/11/dc-homicide-arrest-january/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/11/dc-homicide-arrest-january/Emily DaviesTue, 11 Apr 2023 22:09:30 +0000Terry Charles Jr. of Northeast Washington was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Lennette Clark. Man fatally stabbed in front of 4-year-old son in D.C., his mom sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/06/man-stabbed-in-front-of-son-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/06/man-stabbed-in-front-of-son-dc/Emily DaviesFri, 07 Apr 2023 19:11:15 +0000Tyrone Reid, of Capitol Heights, Md., was killed about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Southeast Washington. As of Friday, police had not made an arrest in the case.Suspect in attack on Rep. Angie Craig ordered released to hospitalhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/05/angie-craig-attack-suspect-released/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/05/angie-craig-attack-suspect-released/Emily DaviesThu, 06 Apr 2023 20:06:10 +0000Prosecutors opposed the order, and the decision was put on hold pending another hearing before a different judge.D.C. elementary students hospitalized after sharing ‘gummies,’ officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/04/05/gummies-dc-students-key-elementary-school/https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/04/05/gummies-dc-students-key-elementary-school/Lauren Lumpkin, Emily DaviesWed, 05 Apr 2023 23:34:26 +0000The students from Key Elementary School in Northwest are in stable condition, authorities said Man killed in double shooting in D.C. on Tuesday night, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/shooting-man-critically-wounded-southeast-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/shooting-man-critically-wounded-southeast-dc/Martin Weil, Emily DaviesWed, 05 Apr 2023 16:20:06 +0000Police on Wednesday identified the victim as Allen Hill Jr., 59, of Northwest Washington.Md. man fatally shot early Tuesday in Southeast Washington, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/dc-homicide-arrest-southeast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/dc-homicide-arrest-southeast/Emily DaviesWed, 05 Apr 2023 14:57:12 +0000D.C. police say they arrested Garry Denny, 50, in Tuesday's killing of Michael Evans, a 56-year-old Maryland man.Body-cam footage shows Park Police officer shooting D.C. teen in backhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/park-police-bodycam-footage-dalaneo-martin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/park-police-bodycam-footage-dalaneo-martin/Emily DaviesTue, 04 Apr 2023 23:40:47 +0000The gruesome footage adds significant new details to the public’s understanding of the March 18 encounter in which Dalaneo Martin was killed. Suspect in killing at D.C. hotel had been released in other pending caseshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/ivy-city-hotel-stabbing-dc-christy-bautista/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/ivy-city-hotel-stabbing-dc-christy-bautista/Emily DaviesTue, 04 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000Police do not believe George Sydnor Jr. knew the woman he is charged with killing. Authorities say he was wanted for missing court dates in other cases. ‘He was our protector’: Family speaks as D.C. police ID 2 homicide victimshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/03/homicide-victims-identified-dc-police/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/03/homicide-victims-identified-dc-police/Emily DaviesTue, 04 Apr 2023 03:49:32 +0000Orlando Galloway, 36, was killed Sunday in Southeast. Sergio Nicolas Rosario Arias, 29, was killed Thursday in Northeast, police say.Friend who intervened to stop attack on Rand Paul staffer speaks outhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/03/rand-paul-staffer-attacked-friend-intervened/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/03/rand-paul-staffer-attacked-friend-intervened/Emily DaviesMon, 03 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000Christopher Barnard said the attacker, a stranger, lunged at him and his friend, Phillip Todd, with a knife. Barnard tackled the man from behind.One injured, suspect in custody after shooting at Dulles Town Center mallhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/02/dulles-town-center-mall-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/02/dulles-town-center-mall-shooting/Donna St. George, Nicki Jhabvala, Emily DaviesSun, 02 Apr 2023 16:54:38 +0000Police said that a suspect was in custody and that the shooting was believed to have stemmed from a dispute between two people.Charges brought in NYC gay-bar robberies that left D.C. consultant deadhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/31/john-umberger-drugging-robbery-charges/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/31/john-umberger-drugging-robbery-charges/Emily Davies, Spencer HsuSat, 01 Apr 2023 18:19:42 +0000In one of the incidents, authorities say a D.C. political consultant was killed from ingesting fentanyl and other substances. Man killed Thursday night in Northeast D.C., police say https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/31/dc-homicide-northeast-thursday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/31/dc-homicide-northeast-thursday/Emily DaviesFri, 31 Mar 2023 18:00:48 +0000Deandre Holmes, of Northeast Washington, was pronounced dead in the 1500 block of Kearny Street NE.Man killed in double shooting Wednesday in Southeast D.C., police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/29/southeast-dc-homicide/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/29/southeast-dc-homicide/Emily DaviesThu, 30 Mar 2023 18:29:23 +0000Police on Thursday identified the victim as Antonio Burnette, 34, of Southeast.Staffer for Rand Paul stabbed in D.C. in apparently random attackhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/28/dc-senate-staffer-stabbed-rand-paul/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/28/dc-senate-staffer-stabbed-rand-paul/Emily DaviesWed, 29 Mar 2023 14:32:16 +0000The staffer told police in an interview from the hospital that he did not know the man who stabbed him or why he was attacked, per court recordsMan dies after March 17 shooting in Southeast Washington, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/28/dc-homicide-southeast-march/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/28/dc-homicide-southeast-march/Emily DaviesTue, 28 Mar 2023 15:38:13 +0000Donte Tiller died of his injuries March 26, nine days after police found him suffering from gunshot wounds inside a car.Lawmakers tour D.C. jail to investigate treatment of Jan. 6 defendantshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-gop-dc-jail-tour-jan-6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-gop-dc-jail-tour-jan-6/Tom Jackman, Emily DaviesSat, 25 Mar 2023 01:41:51 +0000Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability toured the jail in response to complaints from Jan. 6 defendants held there.5 people killed this week in D.C. shootings, as lawmakers focus on city crimehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/five-people-killed-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/five-people-killed-dc/Emily DaviesFri, 24 Mar 2023 22:40:13 +0000The House Oversight Committee is holding a Wednesday hearing to discuss crime in D.C. D.C. police make arrest in 2022 homicidehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/dc-arrest-homicide/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/24/dc-arrest-homicide/Emily DaviesFri, 24 Mar 2023 22:00:42 +0000Officers charged JaJuan Gripper, 20, of Southeast Washington with first-degree murder in the killing of Rynell Bradford.Two men killed Wednesday evening in Southeast Washington, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/23/dc-double-homicide-march/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/23/dc-double-homicide-march/Emily DaviesThu, 23 Mar 2023 19:18:37 +0000By Thursday afternoon, police had not released the names of the victims or made an arrest in the incident. 1 teen killed, 1 wounded in shooting in Southeast, police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/21/teen-killed-southeast-dc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/21/teen-killed-southeast-dc/Martin Weil, Emily DaviesWed, 22 Mar 2023 23:00:35 +0000Police on Wednesday identified the killed teenager as Traev’on Green, a 16-year-old from Southeast D.C.Bowser budget plan defunds panel that advised criminal code rewritehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/22/criminal-reform-commission-proposed-cut/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/22/criminal-reform-commission-proposed-cut/Emily Davies, Ellie Silverman, Meagan Flynn, Michael Brice-SaddlerWed, 22 Mar 2023 22:50:01 +0000The D.C. Council chairman and the commission director said they disagree with the mayor’s proposal, arguing that the commission’s expertise remains important.Police arrest man in February triple shooting in Northeast D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/22/dc-arrest-february-triple-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/22/dc-arrest-february-triple-shooting/Emily DaviesWed, 22 Mar 2023 13:56:05 +0000Justin Borum, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 21-year-old Jayvon Jones, police said.Park Police officer who shot teen had body cam. Will footage be released? https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/20/body-cam-footage-park-police-shoot/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/20/body-cam-footage-park-police-shoot/Emily DaviesMon, 20 Mar 2023 22:18:41 +0000In D.C., police are required to release body-cam footage within five days of a serious use of force. That does not apply to the federal Park Police. A Lyft driver picked up 2 friends after night out in D.C. None made it home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/18/lyft-driver-passengers-killed-rock-creek-parkway/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/18/lyft-driver-passengers-killed-rock-creek-parkway/Emily Davies, Luz LazoSat, 18 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000The three were killed when an SUV fleeing a traffic stop plowed into their sedan, authorities said. The SUV had racked up more than $12,000 in unpaid tickets. SUV in Rock Creek Parkway crash had more than $12k in traffic fineshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/rock-creek-parkway-crash-suv-tickets/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/rock-creek-parkway-crash-suv-tickets/Emily Davies, Luz LazoThu, 16 Mar 2023 23:39:24 +0000Under D.C. law, there are limited tools to enforce some categories of traffic violations. Transit officer shoots man after stabbing near Anacostia Metro stationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/police-shooting-anacostia-metro-station/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/police-shooting-anacostia-metro-station/Emily Davies, Clarence WilliamsThu, 16 Mar 2023 22:50:39 +0000The officer fired a single shot after an altercation that began on a D.C. Circulator bus spilled out onto the street, police said. Two men arrested in separate homicides, D.C. police sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/dc-homicide-arrests-march/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/16/dc-homicide-arrests-march/Emily DaviesThu, 16 Mar 2023 13:52:25 +0000One arrest was in connection to a killing earlier this month in the Fairlawn neighborhood and the other in August near Gallery Place in Chinatown.Three people dead, two others hurt after crash on Rock Creek Parkwayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/03/15/rock-creek-parkway-deadly-crash/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/03/15/rock-creek-parkway-deadly-crash/Dana Hedgpeth, Emily DaviesThu, 16 Mar 2023 00:10:53 +0000A deadly crash on Rock Creek Parkways leaves parts of Rock Creek and Potomac parkways will probably be closed through Wednesday morning rush hour.Capitol Hill shooting victim was Jordanian driver seeking better life in U.S., family sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/15/capitol-hill-shooting-victim-driver/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/15/capitol-hill-shooting-victim-driver/Emily DaviesWed, 15 Mar 2023 22:53:58 +0000Hamza Abu Halaoh planned to move his wife and children to the United States in less than two weeks. Police release new details of deadly Capitol Hill shooting https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/13/capitol-hill-shooting-new-details-released/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/13/capitol-hill-shooting-new-details-released/Emily DaviesMon, 13 Mar 2023 21:46:02 +0000Police on Monday afternoon identified one victim as Othaniel Gaither, a 34-year-old from Southeast Washington.House Republicans launch new effort to block D.C. policing billhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-police-bill-house-republicans-block/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-police-bill-house-republicans-block/Meagan Flynn, Peter Hermann, Ellie Silverman, Emily DaviesFri, 10 Mar 2023 00:38:27 +0000The move comes just a day after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to block D.C. legislation updating its outdated criminal code and drastically changing how crimes are defined and sentenced.Two children injured in Southeast D.C. apartment firehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-fire-three-children-injured/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-fire-three-children-injured/Emily DaviesThu, 09 Mar 2023 19:54:27 +0000The fire broke out on the first floor of a three-story apartment building in the 3300 block of Sixth Street SE.More than 3 in 4 D.C. residents feel safe, Post-Schar School poll findshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/Emily Davies, Scott Clement, Emily GuskinThu, 09 Mar 2023 18:44:58 +0000Residents in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs say they feel safer than those living in the nation’s capital.