“I know a million sorries won’t ever bring her back,” Damon Sams, shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit told the family of Ashley McRae today in DC Superior Court. “I never meant to shoot her. I wanted to make sure Ashley got home safe.” The words moved many of the two dozen people gathered in … Read more →
Damon Sams of the District pled guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge today in connection with the shooting of Ashley McRae, 21. McRae, also from the District, was found in the backseat of a car with a single gunshot wound to her head and died at George Washington University Hospital last September. Sams, 23, had … Read more →
A scholarship fund in memory of Jamal Coates has raised $1,500, enough to send seven children to school in a Guatamala education program Coates was a part of before his death. Coates, 21, was killed Sep. 28 in a shooting during a funeral procession for his friend Ashley McRae. Coates’ family asked that community contribute … Read more →
A Southeast D.C. man accused of killing Columbia Heights 21-year-old Ashley McRae has been indicted by a grand jury on second degree murder charges. McRae was found in the backseat of a car in Southeast D.C. with a gunshot wound to her head early in the morning of Sept. 18. According to press reports and … Read more →
Antonio Valdez Vela, a 22-year-old man from Waldorf, Md., died August 30 after being shot. Vela was found suffering from gunshot wounds by Metro Police responding to a gunshots call at approximately 11:30 p.m. at in the 4400 block of F Street, D.C. Metro Police said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. On … Read more →
Reader Kaai gave an excellent heads up this morning that an arrest has been made in the shooting death of 21-year-old Columbia Heights woman Ashley McRae. “Antonio Sams of Southeast has been arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder. God is Good. She was such a sweet girl. I hope he never sees sun light … Read more →
Twenty-one year old Ashley McCrae died Saturday Sept. 18 at George Washington University Hospital after being found shot in a vehicle in Southeast D.C. early Saturday morning, Metro Police are reporting. The Washington Post identified the woman as Ashley McRae, a DeVry University student. MyFoxDC is reporting that Metro Police are searching for a person … Read more →
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