Comment of the Day: "I couldn't grab the concept of looking down at freakin' dirt"

Chris Amico — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:54:36 -0400

Crystal Skipwith writes in about Donald Ray Brown who died in a double shooting last September:

I had a reality check yesterday. I wanted to pop up on you me and chris down sw but i couldnt so i came to where you body lay in a grave. The sad thing is I couldnt find you there. Well christian i suppose he knew where u were cause he said he right here mommy but me i couldnt even grab the concept of bringing christian to see you in a grave. I couldnt grab the concept of not being able to tell you off then smile then say you hungry let's eat. I couldnt grab the concept of looking down at freakn dirt knowing your bones are turning to ashes and your spirit is certainly not in the grave. So as i try to find you i find myself not finding you at all... I really wish you had more time on earth to live. More time on earth to grow. More time on earth to laugh. Just simply more time on earth. Im not sure of the point of coming to a grave where u dont reside I dont get it so for now I'm just gonna pray for comfort of losing one of the greatest friends i've ever had. I miss you Donald I miss laughing with you so much. I miss telling you every single thing about my love life and you guiding me in the right direction and me telling you if you know so much why you not married.... Boy i miss lauging smiling fussing fighting.. I simply miss you on earth....xoxoxoxo

SW DC Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured

Laura Amico — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:12:41 -0400

UPDATE: MPD has identified the man killed in this shooting as 28-year-old Donald Ray Brown of Northeast DC. The surviving victim, MPD said, is a juvenile female.

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A double shooting in Southwest DC Wednesday killed one man. A second was shot in the hand.

The Washington Post reports that the shooting occurred in a courtyard area of the Greenleaf Gardens apartments.

A video from NBC Washington is here and WUSA has this report:

September 5, 2013

Homicide: 900 Block of 3rd Street, Southwest

(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred in the 900 block of 3rd Street, Southwest.

On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at approximately 9:18 pm, officers from the First District responded to the 200 block of K Street, Southwest for the report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they were directed to the 900 block of 3rd Street Southwest where they located an unconscious adult male suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced.

A second juvenile female victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment and released.

The decedent is identified as 28 year-old Donald Ray Brown 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.

Donald Ray Brown | Homicide Watch DC

Comment of the Day: "I couldn't grab the concept of looking down at freakin' dirt"

SW DC Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured