Fatal Wed. Shooting was Self Defense, Police Say

Laura Amico — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:12:58 -0400

A shooting Wednesday morning in Northeast DC has been ruled "self defense" by police and charges against the man arrested have been dropped.

That's according to a press release from MPD mid-day Thursday.

In that release police said that 43-year-old Kenneth Brown is no longer facing a murder charge in the death of 35-year-old Thomas Terrell Jamison.

Brown, police said, "may have been acting in self defense."

Brown and Jamison were found with gunshot wounds about a block apart Wednesday morning in Northeast DC. Both were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Jamison died later that day. Brown was treated and arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed.

There is no record of a charges having been filed in the case at DC Superior Court.

A total of six homicides in 2012 were determined to have been self defense cases.

MPD's press release is below.

May 2, 2013

No Charges in Fatal Shooting in the 1200 Block of Raum Street, NE

(Washington, DC) — Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced that no charges have been placed against 43-year-old Kenneth Brown in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Thomas Terrell Jamison, which occurred yesterday in the 1200 block of Raum Street, NE. Further investigation has revealed that Kenneth Brown may have been acting in self defense.

On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at approximately 7:39 am, officers from the Fifth District responded to the 1200 block of Raum Street, NE for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported 35-year-old Thomas Terrell Jamison of Southeast, Washington, DC to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

A second individual was located in the 1200 block of Simms Place, NE suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported 43 year-old Kenneth Brown of Northeast, Washington, DC, to a local hospital. Yesterday, the Department announced that Kenneth Brown was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed in the shooting death of Thomas Terrell Jamison. Further investigation has revealed that Kenneth Brown may have been acting in self defense; therefore no charges have been placed against Mr. Brown. The case is pending further investigation.

Thomas Terrell Jamison, Kenneth Brown Identified as Victim, Suspect in Wednesday Morning NE DC Shooting

Penny Ray — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:44:50 -0400

A man killed in Northeast DC Wednesday morning has been identified as Thomas Terrell Jamison; a second man injured in the same shooting incident has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the case.

That man, 43 year-old Kenneth Brown, will likely be presented with the charge Thursday at DC Superior Court.

Jamison, 35, was found shot in the 1200 block of Raum Street Northeast at about 7:30 Wednesday morning.

Brown was found shot in the 1200 block of Simms Place, about a block away.

Jamison later died at the hospital. Brown was treated, released, and then arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

A press release from MPD is below.

Arrest Made in Homicide: 1200 Block of Raum Street, NE

(Washington, DC) — Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest in the fatal shooting which occurred in the 1200 block of Raum Street, NE.

On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at approximately 7:39 am, officers from the Fifth District responded to the 1200 block of Raum Street, NE for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 35 year-old Thomas Terrell Jamison of Southeast, Washington, DC.

A second individual was located in the 1200 block of Simms Place, NE suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital. After his was treatment and release from the hospital, 43 year-old Kenneth Brown of Northeast, Washington, DC, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder While Armed in the shooting death of Thomas Terrell Jamison.

Kenneth Brown | Homicide Watch DC

Fatal Wed. Shooting was Self Defense, Police Say

Thomas Terrell Jamison, Kenneth Brown Identified as Victim, Suspect in Wednesday Morning NE DC Shooting