Homicide in 1000 Block of 17th Street

Shortly after 2am police were received a call reporting a "man down" at 17th & Lang, upon arrival police found that the man had collapsed in the middle of the 1000 block of 17th Street. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The matter has since been ruled a homicide.

This is in Carver Terrace. 17th & Lang is a couple of blocks north of the 1000 block of 17th Street.

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This post originally misstated the address where the man was found.

Fox 5 reports on the discovery of the body.
ABC7 as well.

Music is Bulletproof @Argonaut

Dj Key-K returns. Many of you will remember Quike Morales (Dj Key-K), a bartender/waiter at the Argonaut (1433 H Street), who was shot last September. Well, he's back djing at the Argonaut, and it's for a special cause. Details from the flyer below:

Quike Morales a.k.a DJ Key-K is a victim of a violent crime. He was shot in the head on September 30th 2006 while standing on his girlfriend’s porch at 637 14th Pl, a block away from the Argonaut. As a result of the shooting, he lost an eye and a piece of his skull. DJ Key-K is still waiting for 2 more surgeries but recovering fast from his injuries.
“Music is Bulletproof” is a way for him to show his appreciation to friends and customers of the Argonaut who have helped him in these difficult months of his life, and to raise his voice against the violence in this neighborhood. Admission is free, and any money raised will be used to benefit other victims of violent crimes.
In an effort to raise awareness, Quike is hoping to do similar events in all the bars around H Street in a bid to get the attention of DC authorities and community leaders.
Along with DJ Key-K is DJ Seth-B, who was one of the first people to show support for this campaign against violence.

MUSIC IS BULLETPROOF
An event against violence in your neighborhood.
Be a part of the solution.

“Music is the medicine of the soul” - DJ Key-K

When: around 9pm Saturday Feb 24
Where: 1433 H Street (the Argonaut)

Teen May Not Have Shot Self

Police are now saying that the 17 year old, Kevin Thomas, did not shoot at the police (as police had intially reported) but did point a gun at officers. It also appears he was hit multiple times by police gun fire, and that he may not have fired the fatal gun shot wound to the head. It also now appears that the youth accidentally shot his aunt, and that it was not the result of a domestic disturbance (as previously reported in the Post). Mr. Thomas' family has suggested that police shot the youth while he was trying to surrender. Read the Post article for the full story.

Police: Teen Shot Himself

The 17 year old who who shot and wounded his aunt before fleeing and encountering police was stuck down by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police initially believed that one of them had delivered the fatal shot, but closer examination and witness accounts confirmed the boy as the shooter. The teen, Kevin Thomas, lived at 5th and K, but shot himself after running about a block to 6th & I. Mr. Thomas would have turned 18 today. Read the Post story.

NBC4: Police Kill Teen Gunman

6th & I Street NE. Here's the story. No video available online yet. This apparently stems from a domestic disturbance.

Shots Fired & More in NE

Here's the full report as received:
From: Groomes, Diane (MPD)
Sent: Sat 2/10/2007 6:57 PM
To: 'mpd-1d@yahoogroups.com'
Cc: Groomes, Diane (MPD)
Subject: Events tonite. 6th and I ne

Tonite. At approximately 1710 hours. Mpd responded to domestic shooting in 500 blk of k subject to ne. Upon arrival they found female shot and critical. The shooter fled with mpd in pursuit when shooter engaged in gunfire with mpd aT 6th and I ne. Suspect is deceased. Officers ok pending investigation on use of force. Another of. Our officers who was responding wrecked scout car at 8th and mass ave ne. Was injured

Police & Helicopter Wednesday Night

Related to the situation (hostage/shotgun) at 10th & Mass. Late Wednesday night I saw emergency vehicles & a helicopter headed southwest. I suspect they were headed towards the situation on Capitol Hill. Any confirmation ? Apparently the suspect also hit a bicyclist at at 6th & Florida (at up to 80 miles per hour). The bicyclist (has been taken to the hospital). This apparently occured during a police pursuit. He (the suspect) has now barricaded himself inside a rowhouse. It isn't clear if the suspect lives in the rowhouse, or has any connection to the rowhouse. The news (ABC 7) speculates, based on the opinion of neighbors, that it was a random entry (perhaps explaining the rumored hostage situation). The suspect is apparently in the basement with a shotgun (he has been there since around 10:30 pm). Surrounding residents have been evacuated. No further news is yet available.
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Apparently there has been an arrest. (1:08am)

WP: Spingarn Athlete Charged In Shooting

Gary Durant (17), a star high school athlete from Spingarn High School (located behind the Langston Dwellings), has been arrested in the fatal shooting a few weeks ago of Lovell Harrison (also 17). Mr. Harrison's body was discovered in an alley. Mr. Harrison was a high school student in Arlington, but formerly resided in the neighborhood. His father was killed two years before only a few blocks away. Mr. Durant, of the 2200 block of H Street NE, has been charged with second degree murder while armed. The shooting occurred in the Carver Terrace neighborhood (located east of Trinidad).

Guardian Angels March in Carver Terrace

Here's the video from Channel 7 of last night's Guardian Angel/citizen march through the Carver Terrace neighborhood. The Angels recently announced plans to remain in Carver Terrace & to begin a youth program for kids aged 8-15. Participants in the youth program would not patrol their neighborhood, but would participate in neighborhood cleanups & plantings, & would be given the opportunity to study martial arts.

Here's the Channel 5 video on the march and the shooting that specifically spurred this march. The shooting occurred Saturday evening a little before 5:30. A man was working on an apartment he is renovating, and he had his ten year old daughter with him. The man approached a group of youths who had been playing football in the street and were now sitting on, or leaning against his car. He asked them to move. A few minutes later a rock was thrown at the man while he retrieved something from his car. He was then beaten & shot repeatedly. The video says the man was shot at least 6 times. I've heard nine (it appear he has 9 holes from 6 bullets). His daughter witnessed much of the attack. Luckily, he's in stable condition at the hospital. The shooter has not yet been apprehended.

Here's Channel 9 on the shooting.

Community Meeting & March

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5B,
Single Member District 5B10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kathy Henderson
JANUARY 16, 2007
PHONE: (202) 397-2777
(202) 489-7100 (c)

Community Rocked by Recent Violence Calls for Help

(Washington DC) – A contractor, working to rehabilitate a building located at 1229 18th Street, NE was shot nine times on January 13, 2007, after asking a group of youths to get off of his car. The victim, a law-abiding and peaceful family man is in stable condition following the shooting. The victim’s ten-year old child witnessed the shooting. The community was shaken again, the very next day by a shooting occurring at Yums Carryout, located at 1023 Bladensburg Road, NE. Two quadruple shootings and other shootings have resulted in four homicides within the last four months, shaking the very foundation of the Carver Terrace community.

Commissioner India Henderson and former Commissioner Kathy Henderson will lead a peace march with citizens, Police Chief Cathy Lanier, 5D Commander Jennifer Greene and the Guardian Angels to denounce the violence in this community. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Adrian Fenty, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. and all At-Large Councilmembers and clergy are invited to participate in the peace march. Fourteen Carver Terrace youth were recruited for neighborhood patrols as a direct result of the first Carver Terrace/Guardian Angels community march on January 10, 2007.

Underscoring the peace march is a demand for the immediate installation of a surveillance camera for the 18th and M Streets area and heightened police patrols to restore law and order in the this community. The march will begin at the corner of 17th and M Streets, NE, at 7:00 p.m.; on January 17, 2007. An emergency community meeting will convene at the DC Developing Families Center, located at 801 17th Street, NE, prior to the march at 5:30 p.m.

“We are tired of the violence in our neighborhoods and we want the police to step up and do a better job of protecting this community, stated longtime resident S. Harris”.

Guardian Angels Come to Carver Terrace

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5B, Single Member District 5B10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy Henderson
JANUARY 8, 2007 PHONE: (202) 397-2777
(202) 489-7100 (c)

Northeast Community Finds New Allies in Fight Against Crime


(Washington DC) –Citizens in the Carver Terrace community, located in Ward 5 are waging an intense battle to permanently reclaim their neighborhood from criminals and senseless violence. A barrage of bullets disrupted neighborhood tranquility on January 7, 2007, leaving one victim shot and neighbors pensive but determined to reclaim the peace. This area also recently endured two quadruple shootings and three homicides.

Neighbors are worried about the recent resurgence of violence, yet are determined to restore peace and tranquility to this community. Commissioner India Henderson and former Commissioner Kathy Henderson have organized a community walk with citizens, police officials and the Guardian Angels to demonstrate solidarity against violence and crime. Newly elected Mayor Adrian Fenty and Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. are invited to lock arms with citizens in the walk for peace.

The Guardian Angels have worked with communities throughout the United States and abroad to help citizens take back their neighborhoods from criminals. The community walk will convene on January 10, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of 19th Street and Maryland Avenue, NE.

“Every community has the right to be safe and we want to help citizens report crime and protect their homes” says John Ayala, spokesperson for the DC Chapter of the Guardian Angels. Citizens in the Carver Terrace community eagerly embraced their newest allies by voting unanimously at a recent community meeting to work with the Guardian Angels.

WP: Another Shooting in Carver Terrace

Carver Terrace during a recent community solidarity march against violence. That's Councilmember Harry Thomas (before he took office) on the right.
A man was shot and killed last night in the most event in a recent spate of violence to hit the neighborhoods. His body was discovered in an alley. The man's wound was probably related to a large number of shell casings recovered several blocks away along with a handgun, and another victim who suffered a shot to the ankle. A car, and an apartment window were also hit by bullets.

WP: 4 Injured in Drive-By on Trinidad Ave

Rowhouses in the Trinidad neighborhood
The Post reports on a drive-by shooting that occurred late last night in the 1600 block of Trinidad Avenue. Four young men (late teens and early twenties) were injured, but there no fatalities.