Calvin Monroe was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for the shooting death of 27-year-old Lonnie Whitted. Monroe, 33, pleaded guilty in in September to a charge of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the case. According to charging documents in the case, Whitted was friends with Monroe’s brother “Pete,” but that the … Read more →
In a soft voice, murder defendant Calvin Monroe, answered “guilty” this morning to Judge William Jackson’s question of how he wished to plea in the death of 27-year-old Lonnie Whitted. With that one word Monroe agreed that he shot Whitted, his brother’s former friend, by shooting at him multiple times, even as Whitted fled. His … Read more →
Washington’s Other Monuments has photos of street shrines built in memory of recent homicide victims Lonnie Whitted, Jimmie Lee Simmons III, Domonique Barber and David Eduardo Gonzalez. The site also has more photos of recently built shrines, including one possibly in memory of Jeffrey Yarnell Covington. See more photos at Washington’s Other Monuments. Read more →
A Southeast DC man was killed in a shooting early Thursday morning at 18th Street and U Place Southeast, MPD said Thursday night. They identified the victim as 27-year-old Lonnie Martin Whitted. MPD’s press release follows. July 7, 2011 Homicide: 18th Street and U Place, SE (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch … Read more →
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