Five Homicides in Four Days in DC

Since Saturday, five men have been killed in separate violent attacks in DC, bringing the homicide tally for the year to 30.

The two most recent homicide victims, who at this time have not been identified, were each stabbed early Tuesday morning. One was killed on Florida Avenue Northwest, the other on Quarles Street Northeast.

In Southeast DC, a man was shot and killed on Savannah Street Southeast just before noon Monday. His identity has not been released yet, either.

On Sunday, Joseph Denard Southall was shot on Edgewood St. Northeast and on Saturday James Ray Sherrod was shot on Kenilworth Terrace Northeast.

An arrest has been made in one of the cases: Dietrich Baker, a 23-year-old Northeast DC man, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in connection with Sherrod’s death.

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