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Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds
Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds The District man who went on a rampage while targeting a former lover will spend decades behind bars after being convicted last summer of assault with the intent to kill a pregnant woman he shot in the head in Southeast DC.  Joshua Hemphill has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after being found guilty in June 2023 for two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and other offenses for an early morning shooting more than five years ago. Hemphill, 32, attacked an ex who was in the company during a "fit of rage," leading to his arrest and conviction, according to prosec…

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One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds
One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds A District man who allegedly shot his victim in the back of the head while he was running away in Northeast DC has been indicted on murder and other charges one year after the shooting, federal authorities announced. December 20 has proven to be a fateful date for Jajuan Gripper, 21, after he and his cohorts took at least 19 shots at their victim during a shooting one year ago to the day and he was charged in an indictment on Wednesday in federal court for his alleged role in the murder. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 20, 2022, Gripper and two other men followed 34-year-old Rynell Bradfo…

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Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Quaysa Flumo and Emmanuel Sumo will have years to think about their actions behind bars after going on a four-week crime spree targeting victims throughout the DMV region, federal authorities announced. Flumo, a District resident, was sentenced to 234 years in prison, and Sumo, 29, of Takoma Park, was sentenced to 214 months for their roles in a string of armed robberies targeting gas stations, liquor stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the region. Prosecutors say that Flumo, Sumo, and Enyinna "Reggie" Onyewu, 31, of Silver Spring, were convicted earlier this year after bein…

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Feuding Street Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Courtyard Shooting In Southeast DC Feuding Street Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Courtyard Shooting In Southeast DC
Feuding Street Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Courtyard Shooting In Southeast DC A 22-year-old District man who was involved in a criminal street gang will spend decades behind bars for a "brazen shooting" in Washington, DC. Saquan Williams was sentenced by a judge to 35 years in prison for shooting into a courtyard in the Potomac Gardens area of Southeast DC in 2017 and killing Carl Hardy, who was standing outside, federal authorities announced. Between May 2017 and October 2017, Williams was part of a gang that operated out of Wellington Park, which resulted in a number of "beefs" with other people in parts of the city, many of which were the result of feuds among loc…

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Super Bowl Sunday Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In DC Before Big Game Super Bowl Sunday Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In DC Before Big Game
Super Bowl Sunday Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In DC Before Big Game A District man who killed a man and injured two others during a Super Bowl Sunday shooting three years ago will spend decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Glenn Dolford, 29, was sentenced to 270 months (22 ½ years) in prison for the murder of 26-year-old Raheem Murray on Feb. 2, 2020, hours before the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers in Miami. Specifically, Dolford pleaded guilty to: Murder while armed; Aggravated assault while armed; Assault with a deadly weapon. On the day of the shooting, federal prosecutors say that three people, inclu…

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