Homicide Watch D.C.

This Comment of the Day comes from MissingMyJR, who wrote about Kevin Washington:

Iam the Babymother of Kevin washington & our son who will be 1 next week has to grow up without his knowing his father at all. Our son was only 3 months old when kevin got killed didn’t even get to really do any bonding with with him… Everyday I wish that I was with him the night he got killed nagging him to stay in the house with us. I was reading about the other boys death who got killed in the same month (Chris) & I saw that he also was a father now his kids and our son all have to suffer because of some ignorant hood beef that could have easily been settlled! The problem with young men today is they can’t take a good old fashioned ass beaten. They can’t take a L so they gotta go do something so dumb as Taking anothers life! Kevin we love and miss you baby and may your heart and soul rest in peace<3

This comment of the day comes from Playa69k1, who wrote in about Elaine Coleman.

She was my neighbor. She also worked at the shoppers food warehouse down the street from my house we would talk from time to time when I would come in the store. And the last time I had seen her we talked about her kids and I talked about mine. A beautiful soul that will be missed but never forgotten.

This comment of the day comes from Chrisjones who wrote in about Jeffrey Yarnell Covington and William Faison.

its not okay! this aint no video game man! its real out here. u dont put urself in situations where u need to pack that. if u feel the need to carry gun whereever u are, u dont need to be there. r.i.p. to ur fam! but we have to start being smart and make better choices. but u gotta think. if a gun was bein carried, there is a possibility that someone was gonna get hurt or killed eventually. its cold out here. lets find other things to do with our time besides runnin da streets and hangin wit these fakes that claim they are our friends. sorry for ur loss!

This Comment of the Day comes from “Anonymous for good reason” who wrote in about Lucki Pannell. Pannell was 18 years old when she was shot and killed in February. No arrests have been made in connection with her case.

My heart is so heavy today. I have cried constantly today because it is your birthday. You should be celebrating with your loved ones. I still can’t believe that this happened to you. You were so sweet to me, and you knew when to be sweet and when to be tough. I loved that about you. You knew how to survive anywhere you went but you couldn’t survive on your own front porch. Read more

This comment of the day comes from “Sister” who wrote in about Joseph Jerome Mickens on his memorial.

BROTHER I MISS YOU SO MUCH. WORDS CAN’T DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL AT THIS MOMENT. MY HEART ACHES AND I’M TRYING TO BE STRONG FOR YOUR BESTFRIEND. WE MISS YOU SO MUCH. I LIVE YOU BROTHER. WHY YOU? WHO COULD DO SUCH A THING? SMH!

This Comment of the Day is a video from Vigilo Procinctu, in memory of Antonio “Tony” Perez. The video “was created to show his unmatched personality as well as showcase just a few of the many businesses he was instrumental in building.”

This comment of the day is from “Anonymous,” who wrote in about Antonio Headspeth.

I cannot imagine your pain and I am so sorry for your loss. The violence in the world is crazy and there is no excuse for it. I always hear people say that some people grow up out here and have to do bad things to other people to survive. I think that is a poor excuse and bs. Parents have more influence over kids than anyone else. If we raise them right and take care of them it would cut down on the bad things they do. If no one steps up to id your son’s killer, please rest in the fact that everything done in the dark comes to light anf his killer will be exposed.

This comment of the day comes from Dtee45, who wrote in about Jewell Washington. Washington’s preliminary hearing was postponed today to Nov. 10.

My prayers go out to both families. I hope that Jewell will be ok and be reunited with her son oneday and my prayers go out to Mark’s family. A wife that loss her husband and children that lost their father. Read more

This comment of the day comes from Sherrie, who wrote in about Alicia Wheeler. She said:

This story really hurts me to my heart. I taught her two oldest girls for two years. I’ve seen them come to school late, sometimes hungry. I’ve braided their hair. I saw sadness in their mother’s eyes, pleading for help as she pushed her son in a stroller. She really tried to do whatever she could for those children, to protect them at all costs… but who could protect her?

This comment of the day comes from Luv10134 who wrote in about the arrests of Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison in connection with the shooting death of Demetrius Emmanuel Thompson on a Metro bus earlier this month.

Thank you to all the Law Enforcement Officers who made this arrest possible… I told you we would get them Dee… Madukes