Oma Crawford was sentenced this morning to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Ralph Thomas, manager of the semi-profesional football team the DC Falcons. Crawford pleaded guilty to the shooting in July, proffering that on June 3 he brought a .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol in a bag to the Falcons` practice at … Read more →
The man suspected of fatally shooting 36-year-old Ralph Thomas outside McKinley Tech High School in June has pleaded guilty to the charges against him and faces a minimum of 14 years incarceration. According to charging documents, Oma Crawford, 25-year-old Maryland man, shot Thomas on June 3 after an argument about Thomas communicating with Crawford’s wife. … Read more →
A funeral service for Ralph Thomas is scheduled to begin at noon today, followed by his burial at Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham. Thomas’ obituary was published in the Washington Post on Tuesday and is online here. Read more →
Witnesses to a Friday evening shooting that killed 36-year-old Ralph Thomas described a chaotic scene to police, with people shouting to protect children and running for cover. In charging documents, prosecutors allege that Oma Crawford, a 25-year-old Maryland man, shot Thomas that night after an argument about Thomas communicating with Crawford’s wife. Both men played … Read more →
A Maryland man suspected of shooting to death 36-year-old Ralph Thomas outside McKinley Tech High School on Friday evening is expected in court July 1 for a preliminary hearing in the case. Oma Crawford, 25, was presented with a second-degree murder charge in the case Saturday. Read more →
MPD Chief Cathy Lanier said this morning that an arrest has been made in the shooting death of a man in McKinley Tech High School’s parking lot Friday evening. Said Lanier, The case has been closed with an arrest thanks to the 5D officers quick action on the scene last night. A later press release … Read more →
Just hours after a man was reported killed in McKinley Tech’s parking lot Friday evening, friends of Ralph Thomas identified him as the man slain. “THE DECEASED IS 36 YR OLD RALPH THOMAS. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED….” wrote Butta’fly on Homicide Watch’s initial report of the crime. Others took to Twitter and Facebook. “Ralph … Read more →
UPDATED with MPD statement. A man died of a gunshot wound Friday night in a high school parking lot in Northeast DC, the Washington Post reports. Reports the Post, The shooting occurred in a parking lot at McKinley Tech high school in Northeast Washington, authorities said. D.C. public school officials said it appeared that the … Read more →
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