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Lewkus Turner

'Dislike:' District Man Who Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef Gets Time, Feds Say 'Dislike:' District Man Who Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef Gets Time, Feds Say
'Dislike:' District Man Who Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef Gets Time, Feds Say A social media spat between cousins led to the death of one and a near decade-long sentence for the other, federal officials say. Despite prosecutors seeking a longer term, District resident Lewkus Turner, 29, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison after shooting and killing his cousin in Southeast DC after the pair got into an argument over Instagram posts. According to court documents, on Dec. 11, 2020, Vincent Gyamfi drove to the 1600 block of 29th STreet SE to speak to Turner regarding an Instagram post his cousin had made earlier in the week. After arriving at the meeting spot, an argum…
'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say 'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say
'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say It’s safe to say a DC man did not “like” his cousin’s Instagram post. Lewkus Turner, 29, of Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter while armed and other offenses for a mid-afternoon shooting of a family member in December 2021 over a social media post, federal authorities announced on Monday, June 12. Prosecutors said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2021, Turner’s cousin, Vincent Gyamfi drove to the 1600 block of 29th Street SE to have words with him over a social media post he made earlier in the week. An argument broke out, and Turner left the area, onl…