In brief:
Four-year-old Kamari Zavon Taylor was killed after being hit in the abdomen; police say Taylor’s mother’s boyfriend is responsible. That man, Peter Hendy, was arrested and was ordered held pending a preliminary hearing on a charge of first-degree murder.
Torrence Joseph Allen, 25, was fatally shot in Southeast DC.
Melvin Quick was ordered held on a charge of first-degree murder while armed pending a preliminary hearing in connection with the shooting death of 36-year-old Mikey Ledbetter.
Derrell Bennett pleaded guilty for a second time Wednesday to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2010 shooting death of 29-year-old Keith Banks.
Judge Ronna Beck found probable cause that Don Demichie Page Jr. and Wesley Monroe both participated in the shooting death of Quentin Lavar White. Page and Monroe remain held while a grand jury investigates the case.
