One DC 16 yr old charged in 4 homicides in 10 shootings since early April
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From an MPD news release:
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 16 year-old Michael Mason, of Southeast, DC, was arrested. He has been charged as an adult, in each case above, with four counts of First Degree Murder while Armed, four counts of Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed, Assault with Intent to Murder while Armed, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce arrests have been made in reference to homicides and shooting offenses that occurred in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Districts. Homicide – Sixth District * On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at approximately 10:37 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the 3900 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast, for the report of the sounds of gunshots. Shortly after, members of the Prince Georges County Police Department were dispatched to the 3900 block of Suitland Road, Suitland, MD, for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located an adult female, inside of a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. PG Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. Further investigation revealed the shooting occurred in the 3900 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The decedent has been identified as 21 year-old Brea Moon, of District Heights, MD. CCN 20-056-212 Assault with Intent to Murder while Armed – Sixth District * On Saturday, April 8, 2020, at approximately 12:11 am, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to the 300 block of Anacostia Road, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. CCN 20-056-252 Assault with a Dangerous Weapon – Fifth District * On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at approximately 11:11 am, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District responded to the 1800 block of 24th Street, Northeast, for the report of a shooting. Detectives’ investigation revealed the suspect discharged a firearm at the victim. CCN 20-064-589 Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed – Seventh District * On Saturday, May 9, 2020, at approximately 7:10 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, for the report of the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers canvased the area and located multiple casings and damage to property. The detectives’ investigation revealed the suspect discharged a firearm at the victim multiple times. CCN 20-069-826 Homicide – Seventh District * On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at approximately 1:39 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males and an adult female suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined the two male victims displayed no signs consistent with life. The victims remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The female victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. The decedents have been identified as 20 year-old Jaszel Henderson and 31 year-old Terrance Griffin, both of Southeast, DC. CCN 20-074-317 Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed – Sixth District * On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at approximately 5:09 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the 300 block of Anacostia Road, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. CCN 20-074-968 Homicide – Sixth District * On Friday, May 22, 2020, at approximately 4:50 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the 3800 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult male, suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and determined the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The decedent has been identified as 18 year-old Antwuan Roach, of Southwest, DC. CCN 20-075-923 Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed – Sixth District * On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 1:19 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the 4400 block of Falls Terrace, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. CCN 20-076-620 Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed – Sixth District * On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 1:48 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the 5100 block of Fitch Street, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males, both suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victims to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. CCN 20-076-624 On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 16 year-old Michael Mason, of Southeast, DC, was arrested. He has been charged as an adult, in each case above, with four counts of First Degree Murder while Armed, four counts of Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed, Assault with Intent to Murder while Armed, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. These cases remain under investigation. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411. ### 1 16 year old kid. 12 weeks. 10 shootings. 4 murders. Why aren’t the masses demonstrating about this? This kid has shot and/or killed more people in 70-odd DAYS than the entire 3,900 officer MPD in the last several YEARS. But no one marched for any of his victims. Do they matter? |
Anonymous
| They should lock that monster and his mama and daddy up for life. I guess black lives only matter if your tearing down historical artifacts. Prayers for these victims, Bowser truly failed the city on this one. Maybe she should stop painting streets and do her actual job. |
Anonymous
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Were you dropped on your head as a child? Serious question. You have a VERY peculiar way of thinking and also seem to believe what you're saying is profound or meaningful. It's truly bizarre. |
jsteele
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You have no idea whether anyone has marched for his victims because you have probably never set foot in any of those neighborhoods. I can tell you that residents are constantly protesting the violence in their neighborhoods. It is very likely that people have marched for his victims. It is sad that your only apparent interest in this string of violent deaths is to exploit it for your own ends. I am not sure anyone cares about your fake concern. |
Anonymous
| People aren’t demonstrating because he is being prosecuted under the law in an appropriate manner. Do you not truly get that? |
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Oh, how utterly wrong you are. My office window afforded me a very good view of the bodies of both men killed on MLK in May. The neighborhood I work in 5-6 days a week. Just up from the pizza shop and the fish house where I get lunch a couple days a week. Next to the Thurgood Marshall charter school where I helped mentor kids last fall. You. Have. No. Idea. |
jsteele
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Then how is it possible that you have come to the belief that no one cares about these deaths and there have not been protests about the violence? Some have even been organized in cooperation with Thurgood Marshall school. |
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Marshall Academy Students Take Aim at Gun Violence
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/marshall-academy-students-take-aim-at-gun-violence/ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Student-led activist group aiming to combat gun violence, create a safer DC https://www.fox5dc.com/news/enough-is-enough-student-led-activist-group-aiming-to-combat-gun-violence-create-a-safer-dc From the school's own website: On March 14th, many of our seniors addressed gun violence, honored the lives of the Parkland victims, and the lives of two Thurgood Marshall Academy students, Zaire Kelly and Paris Brown, during the National School Walkout. https://thurgoodmarshallacademy.org/our-voices-will-be-heard/ Did you sleep through all of this? |
Anonymous
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Sixth district looks pretty dangerous.
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Nope. I saw kids from Marshall every day, until schools closed for the pandemic. A better question is, where were you? |
jsteele
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So you saw all of this and still posted a message suggesting no one cared about these victims? There is a real disconnect there. Moreover, your original post contained a factual error. You wrote, "This kid has shot and/or killed more people in 70-odd DAYS than the entire 3,900 officer MPD in the last several YEARS.". According to the Washington Post's database of police shootings, 13 people have been killed in DC by the police since 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_11 Where was I? I have been working with DC schools and education issues and working against gun violence for as long as I can remember. That's why I was aware of the protests that you neglected to mention in your original post. |
Anonymous
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Did I miss the part about how the 16 you kid -- who has been apprehended -- carried a badge?
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Fact: The ONLY reason we know his name for these DC crimes is he is being charged as an adult. Fact: Councilmember Charles Allen's Second Look Act of 2019 proposed that any crime committed before age 25 should be up for review for early release, including rape and murder. |
Anonymous
| Why the hell wasn't this kid off the street after the first incident? |
Anonymous
| What kind of world do we live in where a 16-year-old serial killer isn’t front page news? If this were a white kid who shot up a school, it would be front page news for weeks. Have we really come to expect that this is just the kind or thing that happens in this neighborhood? |