Jurors found Kevin Walker, 39, guilty in the 2013 double homicide of siblings Jamie and Jamal Jenkins. The verdict delivered Friday evening convicted Walker of two counts of first-degree murder while armed and two related weapons charges. During the five-day trial, witnesses testified that they saw Kevin Walker shoot Jamie, 28, and Jamal, 21, in … Read more →
Prosecutors believe that Kevin Walker shot and killed siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins over an argument stemming from an altercation with Walker’s girlfriend in July 2013. But Walker’s defense argued that Jamie confronted Walker’s girlfriend in a rage and that Jamahl threatened to get his gun after Jamie claimed she had been robbed by the … Read more →
On July 20, 2013, Kevin Walker shot siblings Jamie Jenkins and Jamal Jenkins over an argument between his girlfriend and Jamie, “a fight he wasn’t even part of,” Assitant U.S. Attorney Demian Ahn argued as Walker’s trial opened Tuesday. “The last thing [Jamie] ever did on this earth was to take a bullet for Jamal,” … Read more →
Kevin Walker plead innocent to all charges Friday in connection to the shooting death of siblings, Jamie Jenkins, 28, and Jamahl Jenkins, 21 in July 2013. Walker is charged with two counts of first degree murder, two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of carrying a pistol without a license. During an … Read more →
Judge Russell Canan found substantial probability Friday in the case against Kevin Walker. Walker, 38, is suspected of first-degree murder in the July 2013 shooting death of siblings Jamie Jenkins and Jamahl Jenkins. Canan said he found the combination of strong testimonies from eyewitnesses, Walker’s flight from the District of Columbia to North Carolina, the … Read more →
A shooting that left two siblings dead in Northeast DC this summer may have started with a disagreement between two women and ended when men they were close with intervened, according to charging documents made public Friday related to the arrest of a suspect in the case. Appearing in court Friday, Kevin Walker was ordered … Read more →
A 38-year-old man is being held in connection with the shooting deaths of siblings Jamie Jenkins and Jamahl Jenkins. Kevin Walker, who was initially arrested Sept. 26 in Winston-Salem, N.C., was transported to the MPD Homicide Branch Thursday. He is expected to be presented with two counts of first-degree murder while armed, police said. Police … Read more →
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 … Read more →
Washington’s Other Monuments has published more photographs of street shrines dedicated to some of this year’s homicide victims. These two street shrines are located in the 300 block of Ridge Road Southeast in memory of Eric Leeper, Anthony Chase, and siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins. This memorial for Derrick Scott is located in the 300 … Read more →
A vigil in memory of Eric Leeper, Anthony Chase, and siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins, all killed in double shootings in Ward 7 in the past week, drew more than a hundred people to Southeast DC Monday night, including Mayor Vincent Gray, Councilman Tommy Wells and Councilwoman Yvette Alexander. The victims were all between the … Read more →
Councilwoman Yvette Alexander issued a statement today regarding two double homicides in the past week in Ward 7. Those homicides, both shootings, took the lives of Eric Leeper, Anthony Chase, and siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins. Reader Alexander’s statement below. Councilmember Alexander Responds to Recent Wave of Violence in Ward 7 Over the last ten … Read more →
Update: Councilwoman Yvette Alexander’s office has confirmed that the vigil will be held in the 300 block of Ridge Rd SE at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The vigil will also honor Eric Leeper and Anthony Chase, killed late Wednesday night. – A vigil in memory of siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins, killed in a double shooting … Read more →
Sister and brother Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins were killed in a double shooting in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street Northeast around 4:30 Saturday morning. Jamahl was pronounced dead at the scene; Jamie later died at the hospital. According to relatives, Jamahl Jenkins was with his sister in order to help her; she had … Read more →
Two victims of an early morning shooting have been identified as a sister and brother from Southeast D.C. Jamie Jenkins, 28, and Jamahl Jenkins, 21, were found shot in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street Northeast around 4:30 Saturday morning. Jamahl was pronounced dead at the scene; Jamie later died at the hospital. A … Read more →
A double shooting in Northeast DC left one man dead early Saturday morning, WJLA and NBC Washington report. According to reports, a man and woman were found shot in the 5000 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast at about 4:30 a.m. The woman was taken to a hospital; the man was pronounced dead at the … Read more →
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