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| D.C. police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing at Barcode | D.C. police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing at Barcode |
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| D.C. police have arrested a man in the January stabbing death of a 29-year-old patron inside Barcode, a club near the Farragut North Metro, in downtown Washington. | |
| Antoine Byrd, 35, of Northeast, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed. He was arrested Wednesday, police said. | Antoine Byrd, 35, of Northeast, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed. He was arrested Wednesday, police said. |
| The stabbing occurred about 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 31 inside the club at 17th and L streets NW. The victim was Robinson Pal of Riverdale, in Prince George’s County. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. | The stabbing occurred about 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 31 inside the club at 17th and L streets NW. The victim was Robinson Pal of Riverdale, in Prince George’s County. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. |
| An arrest affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court says that Pal and Byrd were seen arguing in the club and that the dispute may have been over the victim accusing Byrd of robbing him. Police said in the affidavit that the stabbing occurred as club security guards were trying to separate the victim and Byrd and at least one of his friends. | |
| “I’m going to kill you,” Byrd reportedly yelled at Pal, according to a witness who is quoted in the court document. | |
| A witness told police that he saw Byrd holding Pal by the neck. He said he saw another man — who has not yet been arrested — “flick a knife open and stab the decedent in the upper body.” | |
| [Police say investigation into fatal club stabbing hampered by unruly crowd] | [Police say investigation into fatal club stabbing hampered by unruly crowd] |
| D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier temporarily ordered the club closed for 96 hours after the attack, saying an unruly crowd interfered with D.C. police officers as they tried to investigate the incident. The police chief has that power under an emergency decree. | D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier temporarily ordered the club closed for 96 hours after the attack, saying an unruly crowd interfered with D.C. police officers as they tried to investigate the incident. The police chief has that power under an emergency decree. |
| The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board allowed Barcode to reopen Feb. 11 after its owners agreed to revise its security plan and agree to a list of conditions suggested by the attorney general’s office. | The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board allowed Barcode to reopen Feb. 11 after its owners agreed to revise its security plan and agree to a list of conditions suggested by the attorney general’s office. |
| Lanier, in her letter authorizing the temporary closure, wrote that Pal’s killing “can be connected directly to the operation of Barcode.” She wrote that police found a bloody knife and broken glass strewn across the club floor. In addition to Pal, a second person was also stabbed, though his wounds were described as minor. | Lanier, in her letter authorizing the temporary closure, wrote that Pal’s killing “can be connected directly to the operation of Barcode.” She wrote that police found a bloody knife and broken glass strewn across the club floor. In addition to Pal, a second person was also stabbed, though his wounds were described as minor. |
| As part of its agreement, Barcode owners told the alcohol regulation board that they would designate a senior employee to be a liaison with police, would immediately escort “violent aggressors” out of the club and turn them over to law enforcement, would “not clean up crime scene under any circumstances” and will turn off music within one minute of a “violent incident occurring.” | As part of its agreement, Barcode owners told the alcohol regulation board that they would designate a senior employee to be a liaison with police, would immediately escort “violent aggressors” out of the club and turn them over to law enforcement, would “not clean up crime scene under any circumstances” and will turn off music within one minute of a “violent incident occurring.” |