District Neighbors Lost to Violence Dec 6 – Dec 12, 2017

The District of Columbia lost the following individuals to violence in the last week:

• December 6 — Unit block of Forrester Street, SW (stabbing)
  41-year-old Ricky Williams, of Southeast
• December 8 — 6900 block of Georgia Avenue, NW (shooting)
  45-year-old Brian Andre Gibson, of Northwest
• December 12 — 300 block of 34th Street, NE (stabbing)
  53-year-old Joni S. Rockingham, of Northeast

We are still in the 30-day mourning period for the following individuals lost to violence in the District:

• November 7 — 1300 block of Rittenhouse Street, NW (Shooting)
  16-year-old Yoselis Regino Barrios*
• November 13 — 5100 block of 2nd Street, NW (9/24 assault)
  55-year-old Tsegaye Gebrehiwot, of Northwest, DC.
• November 15 — 5200 block of Just Street, NE (shooting)
  25-year-old Danjellicca Ball, of Hyattsville, MD
• November 18 — 3000 block of 30th Street, SE (shooting)
  30-year-old Marcel Harrison of Southeast
• November 19 — 1000 block of Spring Road, NW (shooting)
  25-year-old Christian Isaac Lopez Ramirez, of Northwest.
• November 23 — 2400 Block of Elvans Road, SE (shooting)
  43-year-old Joseph Phill Smith, of Northwest.
• November 25 — 300 block of P Street, SW (shooting)
  18-year-old Khyre Amar Ledbetter, of Northeast

*No location of residence shared by MPD.

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Data are taken from DC’s Metropolitan Police Department notices. (See “About” for a little more.)

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