Washington’s Other Monuments has photos of street memorials and crime scenes left in the wake of recent homicides. For Francisco “Franky” Rivas: For JaParker Deoni Jones: For Juan Antonio Paredes: Read more →
Judge William Jackson found probable cause today in the case against a DC man accused of beating Juan Paredes to death with a barbell in a busy Columbia Heights commercial area. Jeffrey Mills was arrested Jan. 14, the same day of the fatal attack, on suspicion of assault with intent to kill. Paredes died on … Read more →
Charging documents in a fatal assault case against Jeffrey Mills indicate that Mills may have lashed out in fear of being injured himself. According to the documents, Mills, a street vendor, told detectives that he was approached by Juan Paredes on Saturday afternoon and that Paredes had “threatened to cut him with a machete-shaped pocket … Read more →
UPDATED The DC Medical Examiner has determined that a man fatally beaten with a steel pole in Columbia Heights Saturday afternoon was the victim of homicide. On Thursday MPD identified the man as 45-year-old Juan Antonio Paredes. He died Sunday, MPD said. MPD did not identify a suspect in the case, saying only that a … Read more →
Update 1:58 p.m.: MPD Spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump says that the Medical Examiner has not yet made a ruling in this case. The original post is below. A man beaten with a steel pole in Columbia Heights has died of his injuries and a suspect arrested will be charged with murder, authorities said Wednesday morning. MPD … Read more →
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