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Car, Video Among Evidence Prosecutors Are Relying on in Shooting Death of Deangelo Gatling

Kristian Hernandez — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:03:08 -0400

During a preliminary hearing Thursday, Judge Jennifer Anderson found probable cause to hold David Washington on suspicion of first-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Deangelo Gatling.

On Jan. 12, 2014 Gatling was found by police at the 2300 block of 24th Street Southeast suffering from a gunshot wound to the back that perforated his left lung. He was transported to Howard University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:35 p.m. that day.

Washington was arrested four weeks later. Charging documents say that six witnesses, video evidence, and a blue Grand Marquis, which belongs to Washington's brother, connect him to the shooting.

According to charging documents, a witness talking with Gatling and another person in the 2300 block of Altamont Place, Southeast saw Washington in the passenger seat of a blue Grand Marquis.

The witness told police Gatling said, “There go those bitch-ass dudes,” as the car passed them. Then, as Gatling and the other person walked away from the witness towards Good Hope Road Southeast, the blue Grand Marquis also drove towards Good Hope Road Southeast, according to the witness. At that time, the witness said it clearly observed Washington in the car.

Documents say that the person who was with Gatling saw a man exit the passenger side of the car, put on a mask, and begin following them. After they crossed Good Hope Road Southeast, the two men began to run and the masked man chased them, according to the witness.

The two men ran to the front door of a building, banging on the front door for someone to let them in, when the man began firing at them, documents say. Once the door opened, the witness and Gatling fell to the floor as the shooter kept firing at them.

Later, the person with Gatling provided police with a photograph of Washington after hearing neighborhood discussions that the person who shot at them was a man known as "Tiny." The person with Gatling told police that it wasn't wearing corrective lens at the time of the shooting, but "Tiny's" picture matched his recollection of the man who shot Gatling.

Police later retrieved video footage from the apartment complex that showed Gatling and another person being chased by a gunman wearing a dark colored jacket, a white shirt, blue jeans and a mask.

Three other witnesses who heard the shots and observed the shooter running away from the apartment complex provided a similar clothing description.

A felony status conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on May 23.

A copy of Washington's arrest documents can be found below.

David Washington Charging Docs (PDF)David Washington Charging Docs (Text)

David Washington Arrested in Shooting Death of Deangelo Gatling

Laura Amico — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:28:16 -0500

A 24-year-old Southeast DC man was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting death of Deangelo Gatling last month.

The man, identified by police as David Washington, is suspected of first-degree murder while armed.

Gatling was found shot on January 12 just after two in the afternoon in the 2300 block of 24th Street Southeast. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A press release from MPD is below.

February 7, 2014

Arrest Made in Homicide: 2300 Block of 24th Street, Southeast

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced that an arrest has been made in the homicide which occurred in the 2300 block of 24th Street, Southeast.

On Sunday, January 12, 2014, at approximately 2:06 pm, members from the Seventh District responded to a call for the report of a shooting in the 2300 block of 24th Street, Southeast. Upon their arrival, members 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 was pronounced dead. He was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy.

The decedent has been identified as 18-year-old Deangelo Gatling of Southeast, Washington, DC.

On Friday February 7, 2014, at approximately 2:00 pm, 24-year-old David Washington of Southeast, DC, was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with First Degree Murder While Armed in connection to the homicide of Deangelo Gatling.

Southeast Shooting Victim Identified as Deangelo Gatling

Ivan Natividad — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:32:33 -0500

Police have identified the man who was shot and killed early Sunday afternoon as 18-year-old Deangelo Gatling.

Gatling was found Sunday at around 2:00 p.m. suffering from a gunshot wound on the 2300 block of 24th Street Southeast. Gatling was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No suspects have been arrested in the case.

A press release from MPD is after the jump.

Homicide in the 2300 block of 24th Street, Southeast

(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 2300 block of 24th Street, Southeast.

On Sunday, January 12, 2014, at approximately 2:06 pm, members from the Seventh District responded to a call for the report of a shooting in the 2300 block of 24th Street, Southeast. Upon their arrival, members 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 was pronounced dead. He was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy.

The decedent has been identified as 18-year-old Deangelo Gatling of Southeast, 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.

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Man Killed in Sunday Afternoon SE DC Shooting

Laura Amico — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:51:41 -0500

A man was shot and killed in Southeast DC Sunday afternoon; it's the second recorded homicide of the year in DC.

Reports WUSA:

It happened Sunday in the 2300 block of 24th St, SE around 2:19 p.m.

Officials say an adult male was shot in the upper body.

Reports WJLA:

Police say it happened just after 2 p.m. in the Skyland neighborhood near 24th St and Good Hope Road, SE.

Reports the Washington Post:

The suspect is a black male, about five feet six inches tall, about 160 pounds and wearing blue jeans and a black coat, police said.