Washington City Paper reports that a new restaurant called Heaven & H has opened at the same address where June Grace Lim was murdered outside her deli in June 2012. But rather than hide Lim’s shooting death, the restaurant pays tribute to Lim’s impact on the surrounding community with its name, menu items named for … Read more →
On June 14, 2012, at about 5:30 a.m., Hae Soon Lim arrived at Grace Deli, the popular store she owned on H Street in Northeast D.C. She parked her vehicle directly in front, walked to the carry-out door and began to open the lock when Steven Vondell Williams, a convicted robber and occasional customer at … Read more →
This guest column comes from Peter Lim, son of Grace Deli owner June Lim who was killed at the shop June 14, 2012. Steven Williams has plead guilty to Second Degree Murder while Armed for the shooting death of Hae Soon “June” Lim of Grace Deli on H Street. Steven Williams will be sentenced on … Read more →
Steven Vondell Williams pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Hae Soon Lim; he is scheduled to be sentenced June 21. Lim, 65, was found lying on the floor behind the counter of Grace Deli, the business she owned at the intersection of 7th and H Street Northeast. She … Read more →
Judge Robert Morin found probable cause to hold Steven Williams Monday. Williams, 46, is accused of killing 65-year-old shopkeeper June Grace Lim June 14. Officers arrested him August 23 on a parole violation, but later found DNA evidence linking him to Lim’s murder. Williams’ DNA matched with DNA found on the holster of the handgun … Read more →
Steven Williams stood in front of Judge Karen Howze this afternoon as she found “substantial probability” that Williams murdered June Grace Lim this past June. Williams, who is currently serving a sentence for a parole violation, was ordered held after Howze found Williams a “danger to the community.” According to charging documents, Lim was found … Read more →
Metropolitan Police announced the arrests of three suspects in unrelated homicides today. Steven Vondell Williams, 46, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of June Grace Lim. Dennis Washington, 42, was arrested in connection with the death of Thomas Glenn Lipscomb. David Tyrone Robinson, 20, is suspected of shooting and killing Howard Ricardo Sampler, … Read more →
The Asian American Bar Association of DC has launched a fundraising effort to benefit the family of June Lim, killed outside her H Street deli last month. Lim’s son, Peter Lim, said the family is honored by the effort and that donations will help his father who is suffering financial hardship. Lim said the family’s … Read more →
Washington’s Other Monuments has photos of two new street memorials. One outside Grace Deli in Northeast DC where June Lim was killed June 14, and one near where Henry Miller was killed on June 3. See more photos of these memorials, and others, at Washington’s Other Monuments. Read more →
This Comment of the Day is from Peter Lim, who wrote in about June “Grace” Lim: The memorial service is open to the public. Saturday, June 23rd3pm-5pm7pm-9pmPumphrey Funeral Home7557 Wisconsin AveBethesda, MD 20814http://obit.pumphreyfuner… In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made on behalf of June Lim to the National Association of Victim … Read more →
This Comment of the Day comes from kskreetne, who wrote in about Hae Soon Lim, also known as “June” and “Grace.” broad morning daylight while most of us still slept, needlessly the life of an innocent pillar of the community is snuffed out. the criminals’ profits are not worth the life within, no way to … Read more →
Note: A press release from MPD has been added to this post. Thursday, 10:27 p.m. Details on the early morning shooting death of Hae Soon Lim, also known as “June” and “Grace,” emerged this evening. A curation of coverage is after the jump. More links will be added to this post as they become available. … Read more →
WJLA reports that police believe a robbery was the motive of a crime that killed Hae Soon Lim, also known as “June” and “Grace,” early this morning at her H Street deli. Reports WJLA: MPD officials say that Hae Soon Lim, a Rockville Resident, was found dead inside the Grace Deli, in the 700 block … Read more →
A woman was found dead inside an H Street deli Thursday morning. MPD has classified the case as a “death investigation” and have scheduled a press conference for this afternoon. NBC Washington identified the woman as June Lim, also known as “Grace.” WJLA and the Washington Examiner report that the death is being investigated as … Read more →
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