A funeral service is expected to start at 11 a.m. this morning for Joshua Ruffin, killed in a double homicide April 6. The service is at Union Temple Baptist Church, 1225 W Street SE, according to Ruffin’s obituary. Read more →
Friends and families are mourning the violent deaths of six people who lost their lives in four days of violence last week. Vigils and memorials started over the weekend and are likely to continue throughout the week. The victims are: Shonell Corriea, aka Chris, a 22-year-old father from Northwest D.C. He was shot and killed … Read more →
In a night marred by shootings and stabbings in three quadrants of D.C., young people across the city got word late Wednesday and early Thursday that friends had been killed. The first victim, 22-year-old Shonell Corriea, known to friends by his middle name, Chris, was shot to death in the 700 block of Quincy Street … Read more →
The victims of a double shooting in Southeast DC on Wednesday night have been identified as Joshua Ruffin, 20, of Southeast D.C., and Reginald L. Williams Jr., 22, both of Southeast D.C of Northeast D.C. MPD’s press release follows after the jump. ( Washington, DC) —Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating … Read more →
UPDATED: WUSA is reporting that the second victim initially reported as surviving this shooting has died. TBD is confirming that a person injured in a double shooting on Yuma Street SE has died of their injuries. The shooting is one of five violent attacks in D.C. late Wednesday night and is the second homicide. An … Read more →
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