“I cried that day because you were so young,” Kofi Ross Minor told her brother’s killer, DeAndre Shaheed before his sentencing. “This little boy, this baby, who looked so innocent, stole my brother’s life.” Shaheed, now 19, pleaded guilty in July to second-degree murder while armed for his role in the shooting death of Akinwole … Read more →
This Comment of the Day comes from cherise, who wrote about Akinwole Olu Williams, who died after being shot on his way home from a job fair on March 14, 2013. He’s my cousin and im beyond disappointed this is not fair. No olu wasnt perfect but he was someone to look up too. Him … Read more →
Floyd Neal and Lafeyette Robinson pleaded guilty to armed robbery Tuesday, in a case stemming from the shooting death of Akinwole Olu Williams. Both had been charged first-degree murder and were scheduled for trial next week. Those murder charges were dropped as part of the plea agreement. Ten days earlier, Neal and Robinson both rejected … Read more →
Floyd Neal and Lafeyette Robinson both rejected plea offers Friday in connection with the shooting death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams, continuing to progress to their August trial date. Prosecutors offered to drop all other charges in exchange for Robinson’s guilty plea to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and Neal’s guilty plea to conspiracy to … Read more →
DeAndre Shaheed pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder while armed for his role in the shooting death of Akinwole Williams. In exchange, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the more serious charge of first-degree murder, conspiracy, attempted armed robbery and five other related charges. As part of the plea agreement, Shaheed will likely be sentenced to … Read more →
DeAndre Shaheed, Lafeyette Robinson and Floyd Neal were arraigned Friday on charges of first-degree felony murder while armed, conspiracy, robbery, and other related weapons offenses in connection with the March 2013 shooting death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams. The three men pleaded innocent to all charges. Police found Williams on March 14, 2013 around 11:40 … Read more →
Judge Robert Morin found substantial probability Thursday that co-defendants Floyd Neal, Lafeyette Robinson and DeAndre Shaheed each participated in the shooting death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams. According to arrest documents in the case, Neal, Robinson and Shaheed set out to rob someone on the evening of March 14 when they saw Williams walking from … Read more →
Floyd Neal and Lafeyette Robinson, two alleged accomplices in the March shooting death of Akinwole Olu Williams, have been arrested on charges of felony murder in connection with Williams’ death. Neal, 20, was ordered held Tuesday pending a preliminary hearing scheduled June 27. Court documents say that Robinson, 19, was admitted to Howard University Hospital; … Read more →
Judge Karen Howze found probable cause Tuesday that DeAndre Shaheed participated in the shooting death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams. Shaheed, 18, has been held pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 27. According to charging documents in the case, Williams’ death may have been the result of a resisted armed robbery. On the night … Read more →
Today’s comment of the day comes from Trevor, who left a comment about Akinwole Olu Williams: God Bless You Olu. You will be missed. This man had never showed aggression towards anyone. He was baptized in 2011 and an active member in the church community. Olu, please look over your family and the Pavilion of … Read more →
MPD has confirmed this afternoon that a man shot late Thursday night in Northeast DC was 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams. MPD’s press release is after the jump. March 15, 2013 Homicide: 1000 Block of 44th Street, Northeast (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred in the … Read more →
A man was killed in Northeast DC late Thursday night; NBC Washington reports he was a 31-year-old graduate student at Catholic University. According to multiple reports, the man was found in the 1000 block of 44th Street NE at about 11:40 p.m. He had been shot in the chest. Reported NBC Washington: The victim’s family … Read more →
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