Over a span of two days D.C. police made arrests in a February shooting and a September stabbing that helped close two violent crime cases.
On March 17, authorities said they arrested Delonte Mack, 29, Southwest, for suspected involvement in a Southwest shooting that happened on Feb. 25.
Last month, a officer was patrolling in the Unit Block of N Street, SW when the officer heard the sound of gunshots nearby, police reported.
Officials said the officer found a man lying out front of a restaurant on N Street, SW suffering from several gunshot injuries.
The victim had been struck by gunfire in his buttocks, groin, foot and shoulder. The victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for his injuries.
Mack was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill while armed. Mack is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on March 31, D.C. Courts said.
On March 15, police made an arrest in a September stabbing that happened in the 5000 block of Bass Place, SE, police said.
Authorities arrested Jeffrey Saunders, 31, and charged him with assault with intent to kill in the stabbing of a man on Sept. 27.
Police said they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds in the hallway of a Southeast apartment building around 2:55 a.m.
A witness said he heard a woman screaming and came out into the hallway to see the victim on the floor face down bleeding from his injuries, police reported. The victim was taken to a local hospital and was treated for life threatening injuries.
On Jan. 13, Chiquita Harris, 30, a resident of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with intent to kill in connection with the stabbing.
A spokesperson for the department Alaina Gertz told the AFRO March 20 that the motives for both cases are unknown.