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Two Admit To Firing 28 Rounds At Murder Victim Outside DC Church: Feds Two Admit To Firing 28 Rounds At Murder Victim Outside DC Church: Feds
Two Admit To Firing 28 Rounds At Murder Victim Outside DC Church: Feds Two men have admitted to their roles in separate homicide cases that have been under investigation for years. Joseph Brown, 33, pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder while armed, while Rondell McLeod - already behind bars for a different case - pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection to the death of 21-year-old Amari Jenkins, federal authorities announced on Monday. The fatal shooting was reported on Aug. 18, 2015, in front of St. Luke's Catholic Church on East Capitol Street NE. The Washington, DC residents admitted that on the day of Jenkins' death, …

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by Zak Failla
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'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…

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by Zak Failla
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New Details Emerge, Reward Offered For Information On Armed Kidnapping In DC New Details Emerge, Reward Offered For Information On Armed Kidnapping In DC
New Details Emerge, Reward Offered For Information On Armed Kidnapping In DC New details have emerged in connection to an armed kidnapping allegedly involving a DC man late last month, authorities say. The suspect, who has been identified as Marquez Parker, 44, allegedly forced a woman into a vehicle at gunpoint around 3:40 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, according to Metropolitan police. Parker allegedly struck the woman with the firearm before forcing her into the vehicle.  Surveillance footage has been released showing Parker in hopes to locate him. The vehicle in question has since been recovered and the victim was located. Police believe that this incident wa…

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by Annie DeVoe