Homicide Watch D.C.

12/31/2014

Here's 2014, by the numbers. Our full Year in Review package is up now.

The District of Columbia recorded 108 homicides in 2014, two more than last year. It is the second consecutive year that the number of killings has risen. Homicides reached a 50-year low in 2012. That year, MPD counted 88 homicides (excluding four ruled self-defense, for a total of 92). Five childre…

11/15/2014

You asked what Homicide Watch DC needs to continue. We've put together a request for proposals to continue the site: http://homicidewatch.org/2014/11/15/request-for-proposals-to-continue-homicide-watch-d-c/

A week ago, we announced that we would close this site at the end of December, after covering the District of Columbia for more than four years. Many of you asked how you could help keep the site going and offered your support. Your comments and emails have been overwhelming and gratifying, and we w…

11/11/2014

On November 1st, 2014, Latroia Smith, a loving mother of three young boys, was found murdered in an abandoned house on 2700 Block of Langston Place, SE, Washington, DC.  She had been shot three times and set on fire.  The predator who committed this horrific crime is still at large and...

11/09/2014

Here's what happened in court this week:

In brief: Two homicides were reported this week: Police found one-month-old Raj'saun Tyrik Brown in the 1700 block of Trenton Place Southeast. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Latroia Renee Smith, 26, was found dead at the scene of a fire. A medical examiner found that Smith "sustain…

11/05/2014

Sad news. We will be closing the site at the end of the year, after more than four years covering every homicide from crime to conviction. Thank you for everything.

Dear friends, After covering every homicide in the District for more than four years, Homicide Watch D.C. will close January 1, 2015. Chris and I launched Homicide Watch D.C. in September 2010 when we were D.C. residents. I ran the site, mostly out of D.C. Superior Court, for more than two years whi…

10/30/2014

Just in: A jury has cleared Deangelo Williams of all charges in Lucki Pannell's murder.

Jurors acquitted Deangelo Williams of all charges in the February 2011 murder of Lucki Pannell. Williams was indicted on first-degree premeditated murder and three counts of possession of a firearm. He was also cleared of two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, for allegedly shooting…

10/20/2014

Just got an ID: Jabari Fields, from Landover, MD. He was 29.

Homicide Watch D.C. is a community-oriented news site that aims to provide clear information about homicides and the tools necessary to record, report and share our experiences and losses within the District of Columbia.

10/20/2014

Here's what we know about the double shooting last night in Northwest:

Still waiting on an ID. Will update when we know more.

An early-morning shooting at the intersection of 8th and Jefferson Street Northwest left one man dead and another injured, according to news reports. WUSA9 reports: Police say Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting on 8th Street at Jefferson Street around 2:46 a.…

10/16/2014

Three and a half years after Lucki Pannell's death, we are starting to learn what the other two people on that porch saw.

Prosecutors say that Terry Jimenez knew exactly who shot and killed 18-year-old Lucki Pannell on Feb. 19, 2011. That night, Jimenez and his brother BJ recognized the distinctive eyes of Williams, despite Williams' mask, when he ran up to Pannell's porch and opened fire, said Assistant U.S. Attorney…

10/08/2014

Report from the preliminary hearing for Mark Bowser, accused of killing Tracy Womack. A note of caution here: This is a hard read.

A judge found probable cause in the case against Mark Kenyatta Bowser Jr. for the murder of Tracy Womack Tuesday, a ruling that prompted audible affirmation from Womack's friends and family. Police discovered 39-year-old Womack unconscious on the bedroom floor at her home in the 4600 block of Bennin…

09/20/2014

First report on a stabbing last night. Don't have much, but we have a name: Tracy Womack, 39, of Southeast.

Tracy Womack, 39, was killed in an apparent stabbing overnight Saturday. Police found Womack, from Southeast DC, in the 4600 block of Benning Road Southeast. MPD's full press release is below: September 20, 2014 Homicide: 4600 Block of Benning Road, Southeast (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the M…