Derrick Babb was sentenced today to five years in prison on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon for his participation in the June shooting death of 24-year-old J’Ron Brown. At sentencing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Reagan Taylor told the court that prosecutors could not be certain that it was Babb who fatally shot Brown, … Read more →
The Southeast DC man arrested after a nearly eight-hour-long standoff with police Wednesday has said he did fire a gun at J’Ron Lamar Brown, once, at the urging of a neighbor. Brown, 24, was fatally shot at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. Derrick Babb was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in connection with … Read more →
A man arrested on suspicion of murder after barricading himself inside a Southeast DC apartment building was identified tonight by MPD as 23-year-old Derrick Babb. Just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, J’Ron Lamar Brown was found shot in 1700 block of 17th Street Southeast. Brown was taken to a hospital where he died. MPD said that … Read more →
Twenty-four-year-old J’Ron Brown was identified as the victim of the fatal shooting this morning that preceded a nearly eight-hour standoff between police, SWAT teams and a suspect. The suspect still has not been identified. An interactive timeline of the shooting and subsequent standoff follows after the jump. [View the story “Southeast D.C. Shooting and Standoff” … Read more →
After the jump, an interactive links roundup of this morning’s homicide investigation, and police barricade, in Southeast DC. [View the story “Southeast D.C. Shooting and Standoff” on Storify] Read more →
A man died early Wednesday morning after being found shot in the chest in Southeast DC. A suspect in the case is believed to be barricaded in a home nearby and MPD has closed multiple streets in the area. This map, from MPD, shows which roads are closed and where police are. Earlier Wednesday, police … Read more →
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