Johnnie Harris was arraigned last week on new charges stemming from a 24-count superseding indictment that names Harris and five other men as members of a criminal street gang called “21st and Vietnam.” Among other crimes, the indictment alleges that Harris participated in the shooting deaths of Steven Curtis Moore and Isaiah Sheffield. Harris was … Read more →
A 21-count indictment charging a DC street gang with murder, conspiracy, and other crimes, has been amended to include a sixth suspect: 20-year-old Delrico Shuford. Shuford was added to the indictment Wednesday, charged with conspiracy and first-degree murder in connection with the 2011 shooting death of Tyrell Fogle. Shuford pleaded innocent at his arraignment before … Read more →
Tyrell Fogle was chased through Langston Terrace, a masked gunman in pursuit firing at him. Isaiah Sheffield was fired upon when he rode his bike down 21st Street Northeast. Steven Moore was simply found shot, early in the evening of Dec. 3, in the 1100 block of 21st Street Northeast. Three deaths in five months … Read more →
A fatal shooting in Northeast DC on Sept. 28 was part of an ongoing dispute between rivaling neighborhood men. A dispute that was part of another homicide, just one month prior. That’s according to MPD Detective Dwayne Partman, who testified Wednesday at a preliminary hearing for Jekwan Smith. Smith, 20, is suspected of being part … Read more →
Jekwan Dante Smith was ordered held today on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 24 shooting death of Isaiah Sheffield. Smith, 20, is accused of fatally shooting Sheffield, 24. Charging documents state that a witness saw Sheffield ride his bicycle past a group of black males standing on the sidewalk on the … Read more →
A 20-year-old Southeast D.C. man was arrested today in connection with the fatal shooting of Isaiah Sheffield in Northeast D.C. last month. Jekwan Dante Smith is suspected of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the case, MPD said. October 20, 2011 Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 1100 Block of 21st Street, NE … Read more →
