A warrant has been issued for a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins, who were killed in the 5300 block of Eat Capitol Street Northeast in July.
MPD said Monday afternoon that the warrant was issued for 38-year-old Kevin Antione Walker. Police described Walker as a “black male, 5’8 in height, 195 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, and medium complexion.”
Photos of the suspect are below.
MPD’s press release is below.
September 23, 2013
Suspect Sought in Homicide in the 5300 Block of East Capitol Street, Northeast
(Washington, DC) – The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to a homicide which occurred in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast.
On Saturday, July 20, 2013 at approximately 4:35 am, police officers from the Sixth District responded to the 5300 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast, to investigate the report of two people shot. The police officers consequently located 21-year-old Jamahl Jenkins and 28-year-old Jamie Jenkins in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast. Both shooting victims were unconscious and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the adult female victim to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel did not find any signs consistent with life in connection with the adult male shooting victim. The adult male decedent remained on the scene and was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, pending an autopsy.
A DC Superior Court arrest warrant for First Degree Murder While Armed has been issued for the suspect who is described as 38-year-old Kevin Antione Walker, black male, 5’8 in height, 195 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, and medium complexion. Photos of suspect are attached.
Anyone, who knows the suspect’s whereabouts, should take no action, but contact police immediately.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.
