Death of shooting victim brings D.C. homicide toll to 134
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Version 0 of 1. A man who was shot early Saturday in Southeast Washington has died of his injuries, according to D.C. police. The death of Van Joyner, 36, brings the number of homicides in the District this year to 134, a 50 percent increase over the same period last year. Killings this weekend made 2015 the deadliest year in the District since 2009, when 144 people were slain, according to D.C. police figures. Police said Joyner was shot several times about 2:50 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Savannah Street SE. Authorities said he died Sunday at a hospital. Three other people have been killed in the District since Friday. — Peter Hermann Two people were found dead inside a Capitol Hill home Monday afternoon, officials said. First District D.C. Police Commander Jeff Brown said police have not yet identified the man and woman who died. There were no signs of forced entry to the home, he said. A family member called police to check on the people inside the two-story rowhouse in the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue NE about 3:20 p.m., police spokesman Hugh Carew said. — Clarence Williams D.C. police arrested a 26-year-old man Monday on charges that he killed a Temple Hills man last month in the Congress Heights area of Southeast Washington, officials said. Authorities arrested John D. Allen of Southeast Washington on a charge of second-degree murder while armed in the killing of Cortez L. Clark on Oct. 13. Police found Clark fatally stabbed in the 300 block of Parkland Place SE about 1 p.m. that day. — Clarence Williams A man found dead on the front steps of a townhouse in Woodbridge has been identified by police. Gilbert Kinard, 48, had been fatally stabbed, Prince William County police said. Police said they do not know of any connection between Kinard and the townhouse in the 15200 block of Brazil Circle where he was found dead Sunday morning. They said they do not think the killing was random, but they have not named a suspect. — Julie Zauzmer A man was struck and killed Sunday while crossing a street in Fairfax County. Police said the incident happened about 10:45 p.m. in the 5600 block of Franconia Road in the Alexandria area. Khan Khan, 69, of Alexandria was crossing the road, headed from the south side to the north, police said, when he stopped in the median to wait for traffic to pass. But he was struck by a vehicle that was headed west. Police said the driver of the vehicle did not stop. Khan was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities think a white, full-size van or truck hit Khan. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-866-411-8477. — Dana Hedgpeth |