http://homicidewatch.org/victims/derrick-rawls/Latest news about Derrick Rawlsen-usSat, 05 Feb 2011 19:39:29 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/r-i-p-derrick-wat-happened-i-need-some-answers/<p>Metro Police tonight identified the <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/petworth-homicide-reported-friday-night/">man killed in a Petworth alley late Friday</a> as 20-year-old Derrick Rawls.</p> <p>Memories of Rawls posted on Facebook and Twitter follow the jump.<br /> <span id="more-2031"></span><br /> <noscript>Derrick Rawls was shot to death in Petworth Friday night. These messages were posted in his memory by his friends. <a href="http://wp.me/p191vE-wL">Read more.</noscript><br /> <script src="http://storify.com/homicidewatch/derick.js"></script></p> <p>Metro PD's press release is <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/derrick-rawls-ided-as-petworth-shooting-victim/">here</a>.</p> Laura AmicoSat, 05 Feb 2011 19:39:29 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/r-i-p-derrick-wat-happened-i-need-some-answers/Derrick Rawlshttp://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/derrick-rawl-ided-as-petworth-shooting-victim/<p>Metro PD just released a statement identifying 20-year-old Derrick Rawls of Northwest, DC as the victim in <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/petworth-homicide-reported-friday-night/">last night's fatal shooting</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p>(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred in the 4500 block of 8th Street, NW.</p> <p>On Friday, February 4, 2011, at approximately 9:20 pm, units from the Fourth District responded to the 4500 block of 8th Street, NW, to investigate reports of the sounds of gunshots. Upon their arrival, officers canvassed the area and located the victim in the alley of the 4500 block of 8th Street, NW, suffering from gunshot wounds and found him to be unconscious and unresponsive. Personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined the victim had no signs consistent with life. The victim was subsequently transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy.</p> <p>The decedent has been identified as 20 year old Derrick Rawls of Northwest, DC.<br /> <span id="more-2024"></span><br /> Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME (1-888-919-2746).</p> <p>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. </p></blockquote> <h4 class"headline"=""><a href="http://p2.to/17wW">Petworth homicide victim identified</a></h4> <p><span class="source">voices.washingtonpost.com</span> | <span class="pubdate">Feb 5, 2011</span></p> <blockquote><p> Rawls was found in an alley behind the 4500 block of 8th Street NW about 9:20 p.m. Police had responded to reports of gunshots and found Rawls unconscious from apparent gunshot wounds. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspect was in custody Saturday. </p></blockquote> <h4 class"headline"=""><a href="http://p2.to/17wV">Fatal Shooting in Petworth</a></h4> <p><span class="source">NBC Washington</span> | <span class="pubdate">Feb 5, 2011</span></p> <blockquote><p> At approximately 9:20pm Friday night, D.C. Police responded to reports of gunshots at the 4500 block of 8th Street, N.W.  Police found Derrick Rawls, 20, of Northwest, D.C. in an alley suffering from gunshot wounds. Rawls was unresponsive and was pronounced dead. </p></blockquote> Laura AmicoSat, 05 Feb 2011 18:15:33 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/derrick-rawl-ided-as-petworth-shooting-victim/Derrick Rawlshttp://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/petworth-homicide-reported-friday-night/ <p><script src="/static/assets/js/loader.js"></script><br /> <script> new HomicideMap({ container: "#HW-homicide-embed-37", filter: { id: 37 }, width: 500, height: 350, options: { zoom: 15, scrollwheel: false, center: new google.maps.LatLng(38.959613, -77.024192) } }).render(); </script><br /> Metro PD posted the following message on the Fourth District Listserve at 10:50 Friday night:</p> <blockquote><p> Units received a call for sounds of gunshots in the 4500 blk 8th Street, NW. Upon arrival, an unconscious adult male victim was located in an alley suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The male is deceased. This case is being investigated by the Homicide Branch. We are asking anyone with information please call 1-888-919-CRIM(E). </p></blockquote> <p>According to the <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/man-fatally-shot-in-nws-petwor.html?wprss=local-breaking-news">Washington Post</a>, the man was found at about 9:30 p.m. in an alley near the intersection of Allison and 8th streets in Northwest D.C.</p> Laura AmicoSat, 05 Feb 2011 08:50:09 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2011/02/05/petworth-homicide-reported-friday-night/Derrick Rawls