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Street Shrines for Anthony Watts and Andre Jackson

Jonah Newman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:14:24 -0500

Washington's Other Monuments has photos of a street shrine for Anthony "Buck" Watts, who was killed on Oct. 25 near the intersection of 36th Street and Benning Road Northeast.

The site also has photos of a piece of police tape tied to a post near the spot in the 300 block of Ridge Road Southeast where Andre Jackson was killed on Nov. 4.

No suspects have been identified yet in either of the shootings.

You can find more photos of these memorials, and other shrines erected in memory of homicide victims in D.C., at Washington's Other Monuments.

Anthony Antonio Watts Identified as Victim of Midday Shooting

Sam Pearson — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:08:47 -0400

Police identified Anthony Antonio Watts, 31, also known as Buck, as the victim of a homicide Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to a reported shooting at 36th Street and Benning Road Northeast Thursday at 12:39 p.m.

Watts' body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where he was pronounced dead.

Police believe a black Toyota Camry with tinted windows and Pennsylvania license plates may be connected to the crime, according to the Washington Post. The vehicle was seen leaving the scene with two people in the car and entering the nearby Anacostia Freeway.

A statement from MPD is below the jump:

October 26, 2012

Homicide: 36th Street and Benning Road, NE

(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the fatal shooting which occurred on 36th Street and Benning Road, NE.

On Thursday, October 25, 2012, at approximately 12:39 pm, units from the Sixth District responded to 36th Streetand Benning Road, NE, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived and determined that the victim had no signs consistent with life. The victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where he was pronounced dead.

The decedent is identified as 31 year-old Anthony Antonio Watts of Northeast, Washington, DC.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.

Man Killed in Shooting on Benning Road NE

Chris Amico — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:55:32 -0400

A man was shot and killed near the Anacostia Freeway Thursday afternoon. Reports say another man got out of a car and shot him, then drove off.

The Washington Times reports police are looking for a "black four-door Toyota Camry with Pennsylvania license plates."

The shooter is described as a young black man in a black jacket and white shirt who got out of the Toyota and shot the man, then got back into the car with another person and drove away. The car was last seen headed towards Interstate 295, which is about a block from the site of the shooting.

A witness told the Washington Post the victim, who has not been publicly identified, was "a man in his early 30s who grew up in River Terrace and had hung out there in recent years."

MPD has not yet issued an official press release in the case.