Homicide Watch D.C.

A third suspect has been arrested on suspicion of felony murder in connection with the stabbing death of Kevin Blackwell Jr. Wayne A. Jackson, a 22-year-old Capitol Heights Md. man, was presented with the charge today at DC Superior Court. His case joins those of Harold Maurice Proctor and Christopher Reginald Williams, also suspected in … Read more →

Two of four people believed to have taken part in a fatal robbery in December are now in custody and detectives have been in contact with a third. Harold Proctor was arrested Dec. 27 and Christopher Williams was arrested Jan. 20. Each are suspected of first-degree felony murder while armed in the stabbing death of … Read more →

Christopher Reginald Williams, a 20-year-old Landover, Md. man, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Kevin Blackwell Jr. MPD’s press release is after the jump. January 19, 2012 Second Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 900 Block of Burns Street, SE (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the … Read more →

In the mix of murder cases that parade through DC Superior Court, the death of Kevin Blackwell Jr. goes “beyond the pale,” Stephen Gripkey said today. Calling the crime “cruel” and “heinous,” Gripkey, the AUSA prosecuting the case, said Blackwell was “hunted down” in a revenge driven killing. Blackwell, 20, was fatally stabbed Dec. 17 … Read more →

The call came in to a 911 center in Maryland: “Stab this n**** up.” “Work his pockets.” “Give me your phone.” “Come up off that North Face cuz.” “Get in the f***ing car… C’mon before the police show up.” “Nah son, I’m bout to stab this n*** up.” When police arrived, Kevin Blackwell Jr. was … Read more →

A 19-year-old Upper Marlboro, Md. man is suspected of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Kevin Blackwell Jr. MPD said the suspect, Harold Proctor, was arrested Tuesday. Blackwell was fatally stabbed Dec. 17 in Southeast DC. MPD’s press release is below. December 27, 2011 Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 900 … Read more →

The Washington Post reports that a Southeast DC man died in a stabbing Saturday night. D.C. police found Kevin Blackwell Jr., 20, suffering from a stab wound shortly after 10:30 p.m., in the 900 block of Burns Street SE, in the Benning Ridge neighborhood. He later died of his injuries. Update: A press release from … Read more →