Jurors acquitted Deangelo Williams of all charges in the February 2011 murder of Lucki Pannell. Williams was indicted on first-degree premeditated murder and three counts of possession of a firearm. He was also cleared of two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, for allegedly shooting Terry and Bernardo Jimenez in the same … Read more →
Deangelo Williams “committed the same offense he was trying to revenge,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy said in closing arguments Monday. “He took someone’s best friend.” Prosecutors say Williams went to the neighborhood around Hobart Place on Feb. 19, 2011, looking for Terry Jimenez, who he blamed (according to prosecutors) for the 2007 shooting death … Read more →
Prosecutors say that Terry Jimenez knew exactly who shot and killed 18-year-old Lucki Pannell on Feb. 19, 2011. That night, Jimenez and his brother BJ recognized the distinctive eyes of Williams, despite Williams’ mask, when he ran up to Pannell’s porch and opened fire, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy. But Jimenez didn’t tell police … Read more →
Deangelo Williams was arraigned Friday on charges of first-degree murder while armed, assault and related weapons offenses in connection with the 2011 shooting death of 18-year-old Lucki Pannell. Williams pleaded innocent to all charges and remains held pending a status hearing November 6. On February 19, 2011 at around 7:00 pm police found Pannell shot … Read more →
Deangelo Williams, accused of killing Cardozo High School senior Lucki Pannell, was implicated in the shooting by four witnesses, at least two of whom witnessed the shooting, and others who gained knowledge of the events afterwards. Williams, 21, appeared in court Saturday and was ordered held for a preliminary hearing. He was arrested Friday on … Read more →
A 21-year-old Northwest DC man was arrested Friday evening in connection with the February 2011 shooting death of Columbia Heights teen Lucki Pannell. MPD identified the suspect Saturday afternoon as Deangelo Williams and said that he was suspected of first-degree murder while armed. Pannell, 18, was shot while sitting on her front porch. Two others … Read more →
This Comment of the Day come from Anonymous for good reason who writes in about Lucki Pannell: Oh, how my heart hurts today! 2 years, 3 suspects, no arrests. Why? I just really wish that people could solve their problems without violence. If they could, you’d still be here, and would have experienced everything a … Read more →
Today’s Comment of the Day comes from Tabby3300, who wrote about Lucki Pannell. Pannell was shot and killed on Feb. 19, 2011, while sitting on her front porch with a friend. She was 18 at the time. It’s coming soon, the first year of her death. This is not something I anticipated celebrating. We should … Read more →
This Comment of the Day comes from “Anonymous for good reason” who wrote in about Lucki Pannell. Pannell was 18 years old when she was shot and killed in February. No arrests have been made in connection with her case. My heart is so heavy today. I have cried constantly today because it is your … Read more →
This past October, Deonte Bryant was enrolled at Langston University in Oklahoma. A five hundred dollar scholarship from Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham was helping pay his way and DYRS specialist Fred Rogers thought Bryant had a “real opportunity to change his life.” Today Bryant sits in D.C. Jail. In an email to Homicide Watch … Read more →
On June 25, Deonte Bryant and Terry Jimenez stood on opposite sides of a fight, each a member of an opposing gang. Facing off, as prosecutors tell it, the two exchanged gunfire. Jimenez was wounded. Bryant ran, the clip from his semi-automatic pistol falling to the ground as he made his escape. Today the two … Read more →
This comment of the day comes from “Hurt and Confused,” who wrote in about Terry Jimenez’ arrest following the Caribbean Festival fatal shoot-out and his connection to Lucki Pannell’s murder case. There is much more to this story than the police are saying and I hope it’s for someone’s safety. I always said it was … Read more →
A roundup of coverage of the fatal shooting following the Caribbean Festival in DC Saturday, including interviews with Robert Foster Jr’s family and more about suspect Terry Jimenez. Man Accused in Shooting Only Returned to D.C. Last Week DCist One week. That’s how long it took Terry Allen Jimenez, arrested and charged with second-degree murder … Read more →
Terry Jimenez appeared in DC Superior Court today, shackled and wearing civilian clothes but with no evidence of an injury police say he suffered in the Saturday shootout that killed Robert Foster Jr. following the Caribbean Festival in Northwest DC. Jimenez, who will be 20 years old in August, was in court to be presented … Read more →
When Columbia Heights teen Lucki Pannell was killed while “chillin” on her front porch in February, Terry Jimenez was there. This weekend, when Robert Foster was killed near the Caribbean Festival parade route, Terry Jimenez was there. DC Councilman Jim Graham says Jimenez, a 19-year-old Northwest DC man and a known gang member, was the … Read more →
“You need to put down everything, all this gang violence,” Lucki Pannell’s mother said Monday evening, standing on the front porch where her daughter was shot and killed just over a week ago. “This is my baby.” Friends, family and community members filled the sidewalk outside the Pannell’s home Monday night for a candlelight vigil … Read more →
In case of inclement weather, the vigil for Lucki Pannell, scheduled for tonight at 5 p.m. at the Cardozo High Stadium at Euclid and 13th Street NW, will move indoors to Cardozo High’s auditorium. If you can not attend the vigil but wish to participate, you can send memories and comments to Homicide Watch through … Read more →
Columbia Heights homicide victim Lucki Pannell will be remembered next week with a vigil at her high school and a memorial service at Greater First Baptist Church. Homicide Watch reader RBerger sent the following dates in: Vigil: Monday (02.28) @ 5pm in the Cardozo High Stadium (Euclid and 13th Street) Viewing: Tuesday (03.01) 930-11am Greater … Read more →
Eighteen year old Lucki Pannell was killed in Columbia Heights Saturday night when an unknown man walked up to her home and started shooting at the porch where she was sitting. Two young men who were with Pannell were injured in the shooting. Here’s a links round-up from the holiday weekend. High School Girl Killed … Read more →
Councilman Jim Graham released the following statement today about the shooting death of Lucki Pannell Saturday night in Columbia Heights. Dear Friends, MPD tells me that about 7 PM someone walked up to a house on the 3000 block of Sherman and shot three people, two adult males and a juvenile female. MPD states that … Read more →
Metro Police has now identified the victim of a shooting in Columbia Heights as 18-year-old Lucki Nancy Pannell. According to MPD, Pannell was a resident of the block where she was shot Saturday evening. MPD’s press release follows the jump. Homicide in the 3000 block of Sherman Avenue, NW ( Washington, DC) — Detectives from … Read more →
“Siting On My Porch With My Bestfriend Chilling” That’s what 17-year-old Lucki Pannell told the Facebook community she was doing at about 7 p.m. Saturday night. Four hours later the first memorial messages started rolling in. Lucki, I heard the shots but never thought they was for you. We shared endless laughs. Babygirl you in … Read more →
The Washington Post is reporting that a teenage girl has died in a triple shooting Saturday evening in Columbia Heights. The shooting was reported at about 7 p.m. “This is a brazen, mad thing,” D.C. Councilman Jim Graham told the Post. Read more →
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