A Maryland man died early May 8 after being shot in Southeast, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police are investigating the homicide of Don Lavae Williams Jr., 34, from Waldorf, Maryland after he was shot in the 2900 Block of Nelson Place, SE. The fatal shooting happened around 1:47 a.m. Police said they responded to a call for sounds of gunfire and found Williams suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he died.
On May 9, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Anthony Blackmone, 21, Southeast, in connection with the April 23 homicide of Nuru Frenche, 23, in Deanwood in Northeast D.C. Blackmone was charged with first-degree felony murder. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 10.
As of May 11 there have been 41 homicides in the city, an 8 percent rise from the same time a year ago.
“You have to be careful about where you are going,” Jasmine Crooks, 21, Bowie, Maryland told the AFRO May 10. She said she practices not focusing on her cell phone while she’s walking around the city, “Be aware of your surroundings.”
