Two DC men accused of robbing and shooting down Osman Al-Akbar near Meridian Hill Park in Aug. 2011 have each pleaded innocent to the charges against them. Rashid Caviness-Bey and Malachi Hargrove, were indicted by the Grand Jury earlier this month on charges of armed robbery, first-degree murder, and felony murder, in addition to weapons … Read more →
An 18-year-old Northeast DC man turned himself into MPD Monday on a charge of first-degree murder. In a press release Tuesday, MPD said the man, Malachi Hansan Hargrove, is suspected in the shooting death of 19-year-old Osman Al-Akbar. Al-Akbar was killed near Meridian Hill Park in August 2011. Two others, in addition to Hargrove, are … Read more →
A juvenile murder suspect has told the government that he, not Rashid Caviness-Bey, shot and killed 19-year-old Osman Al-Akbar near Meridian Hill Park in August. According to a discovery letter filed at DC Superior Court in January, the juvenile told authorities that he and Caviness-Bey separated while walking down University Place the night Al-Akbar was … Read more →
The shooting death of 19-year-old Osman Al-Akbar in Columbia Heights was a robbery “gone bad,” according to the government’s evidence, but the defense attorney for one of the teens accused in the murder doesn’t buy that. True, when Al-Akbar’s body was found in Columbia Heights on Aug. 17, he was without his wallet, but a … Read more →
The second-degree murder charge against teen Rashid Caviness-Bey was amended Thursday, just one day before Caviness-Bey was scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing. Caviness-Bey is now suspected of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Osman Al-Akbar on Aug. 17. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. today (Friday). Read more →
A 15-year-old DC boy suspected in the shooting death of Osman Al-Akbar was ordered held today by a juvenile court judge following a preliminary hearing in the case. A trial date of Sept. 29 was set, court officials said. The boy has not been identified because he is charged as a juvenile. Another teen, 19-year-old … Read more →
The detectives had left, but videotapes and audiotapes were still rolling. And so when the two teens suspected in the shooting death of Osman Al-Akbar on Wednesday started yelling to each other through the wall dividing their interrogation rooms, MPD caught the whole conversation. “A nigga ain’t gonna beat it, somebody gotta cop,” yelled out … Read more →
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Osman Al-Akbar in Columbia Heights early Wednesday morning. MPD said in a press release that Al-Akbar was shot and killed in the 2600 block of University Place, N.W sometime before 1:39 a.m. Wednesday. Two suspects were stopped by officers shortly after the shooting. … Read more →
Suspected in the Aug. 17, 2011 death of Osman Al-Akbar.
