Rasdavid Lagarde formally pleaded innocent to eight criminal charges Friday, including first-degree murder while armed, after being indicted for the shooting death of Omar Sykes. A trial is scheduled for November 10. Sykes was shot and killed around 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013. He was a 22-year-old student at Howard University. According to arrest … Read more →
Nearly five months after his arrest, Rasdavid Lagarde decided to give up his right to a preliminary hearing in court on Friday. At such a hearing, prosecutors would have argued there was probable cause that Lagarde was the person who fatally shot Howard University student Omar Sykes in order for Lagarde to remain held. Police … Read more →
The man accused of fatally shooting Howard University student Omar Sykes may have believed the safety on his weapon was on, according to charging documents in the case. Appearing in court Wednesday, 26-year-old Rasdavid Lagarde was ordered held in the case on suspicion of first-degree murder. Sykes was found shot July 4 in the 700 … Read more →
Rasdavid Lagarde, 26, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Omar Sykes. On July 4, Sykes was found in the 700 block of Fairmont Street Northwest around 11:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds; he later died at a local hospital. Police believe his death … Read more →
Friends and family of Omar Sykes gathered at Howard University Wednesday for a memorial service. Sykes, 22, was fatally shot July 4 in a robbery attempt. A roundup of coverage of the memorial is below. From the Washington Post: More than 500 people gathered at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel Wednesday evening to remember … Read more →
Mayor Vincent Gray is expected to speak Wednesday evening at a memorial service for Omar Sykes, the Howard University student killed last week, NBC Washington reports. The service is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the Howard campus at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Sykes’ death has prompted many news reports; a links roundup is below. Washington … Read more →
This week marked the second consecutive year that D.C. has experienced an Independence Day killing. Omar Sykes, a 22-year-old Howard University student, was shot in the 700 block of Fairmont Street Northwest around 11:30 p.m. July 4; he later died at the hospital. Police believe his death was the result of an attempted robbery. After … Read more →
Metropolitan police believe the murder of 22-year-old Omar Sykes, a Howard University student from Northwest D.C., was the result of a random robbery gone awry. “We believe it was a random encounter,” Metropolitan Police Captain Robert Alder said at a press conference Friday. “We do not have any information that [the victims] were known to … Read more →
Metropolitan police have identified the victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting as 22-year-old Omar Sykes. Sykes was found in the 700 block of Fairmont Street Northwest around 11:30 p.m. Thursday suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he later died at the hospital. Councilmember Jim Graham said in an email Friday morning that Sykes was a victim of … Read more →
Several media outlets report that a fatal shooting occurred in Northwest D.C. Thursday evening. According to NBC Washington, around 11:30 Thursday night, two Howard University students were walking in the 700 block of Fairmont Street Northwest, when they were approached by two men who attempted to rob the students. One of the students was shot … Read more →
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