Homicide Watch D.C.

Caleb gobezie writes in about the deaths of Mesfin Nega and Shimelis Yegazu, both of whom died in August in what police are calling a homicide-suicide. It was a mercy killing to take him out of his misery. I know them both. They are family friends and we were all sad about it but that … Read more →

Two men who died in August in a Columbia Heights apartment suffered from a toxic combination of a drug used to treat seizures and another sedative, in what authorities said Wednesday was a homicide-suicide. Police believe Shimelis Yegazu, 38, of Aurora, Colo., killed Mesfin Nega, 35, of Northwest D.C., with gabapentin, an anti-convulsant, and pentobarbital, … Read more →