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Ashan Benedict

Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC
Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC Five gang members have been convicted of their roles in the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was an innocent victim of an act of violence in Washington, DC in the summer of 2018. Federal authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13 that several members of the “Wellington Park Crew” have been found guilty of their roles in the death of Makiyah Wilson nearly five years ago. Those convicted: Isaiah Murchison, 23; Darrise Jeffers, 23; Gregory Taylor, 27; Qujuan Thomas, 24; Quentin Michals, 25. The five men were found guilty by a jury of: First-degree murder while armed; Conspiracy to commit …
Police ID Victim, Suspect In 'Deliberate' Petworth Library Murder In DC Police ID Victim, Suspect In 'Deliberate' Petworth Library Murder In DC
Police ID Victim, Suspect In 'Deliberate' Petworth Library Murder In DC New details have been released after a man was murdered in cold blood at the Petworth Library in Washington, DC in front of several patrons, some of whom were children. David Howard, 36, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed following an investigation into the stabbing death of 45-year-old Ali Zarrincalaki on Thursday, March 2 in the 4200 block of Kansas Avenue in Northwest DC. Neither man has a fixed address, and the conflict was reportedly over homelessness issues.  MPD Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict said that at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, the ag…
One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say
One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say Patrons at the Petworth Library in Washington, DC attempted to intervene and were able to wrestle an assailant to the ground, but not before he fatally stabbed a man in the neck, according to Metropolitan Police officials. MPD Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict said that at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, the agency received an emergency call about a stabbing that had just taken place in the 4200 block of Kansas Avenue in Northwest, DC. The initial investigation determined that a man was sitting at a computer in the library when his attacker followed him into the building,…