Street memorial to the victims of the mass shooting at the Navy Yard

This spontaneous shrine has been created in memory of the thirteen people killed in the Navy Yard shooting of Monday, September 16, 2013. It is in the 600 block of M Street SE, Washington, DC, just outside the main gate.

It honors Aaron Adams, Arthur Daniels, Frank Kohler, Gerald L. Read, John Roger Johnson, Kathy Gaarde, Kenneth Bernard Proctor, Martin Bodrog, Mary Francis Knight, Michael Arnold, Richard Michael Ridgell, Sylvia Frasier, and Vishnu Pandit. May they rest in peace, and their families be comforted.

The alleged gunman, Aaron Alexis, also died in the shooting episode.

More complete information is available at HomicideWatch.
and the Washington Post.

I revisited this memorial recently. There were some additions made to the site, as below.

Candles, bears, hearts, and roses for Donald Ray Brown - 900 block of Third Street SW

From a DC police report: On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at approximately 9:18 pm, officers from the First District responded to the 200 block of K Street SW, Washington DC, for the report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they were directed to the 900 block of 3rd Street SW where they located an unconscious adult male suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds.  DC Fire and EMS responded and transported the victim, identified as Donald Ray Brown, 28, to a local hospital where he was pronounced. A second juvenile female victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment and released.

The shooting occurred in a courtyard area of the Greenleaf Gardens apartments.  This memorial has been erected on the sidewalk in the parking lot. It is just a couple of blocks from Arena Stage and the DC waterfront.

There is more and ongoing information at HomicideWatch.

I rephotographed this memorial. Here are some additional images from the site.

Double shrine for Alonte Sutton and Marcus Brown - Newcomb Street SE

While looking for a possible new shrine to a recent slaying victim in this neighborhood, I encountered this legacy memorial at the edge of a park in the 200 block of Newcomb Street SE
Washington, DC. It honors Alonte Michael Sutton, who was killed on May 8, 2010, and Marcus Brown, who was killed June 14, 2009.

The DC police report for Mr. Sutton.  At approximately 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 9, 2010, members from the Seventh District responded to the 200 block of Newcomb Street, SE, Washington DC, for the report of a missing person. While investigating this report, members received information that the missing person had been seen the day before in the 200 block of Newcomb Street SE being chased into a wooded area by a suspect who was shooting at him. This information was consistent with a report of the sound of gunshots in the area that police had responded to on the previous day.
Officers conducted a search of the wooded area and discovered the body of a male victim at the bottom of a steep incline where he had apparently fallen and was also suffering from several gunshot wounds.  Officers found no signs consistent with life. The victim has been identified as Alonte Michael Sutton.

Demarcus Brown had an earlier shrine erected in his honor. It was documented on this blog at the time (the DC police report is linked there).


Obviously someone in the area cares greatly for them, and has kept their memories alive with this ongoing shrine.

Yellow tape | 700 block of Langston Terrace NE; for Tracy Lamont Day

From a DC police report: On Friday, August 23, 2013 at approximately 11:12 pm, patrol officers from the Fifth District responded to the 700 block of Langston Terrace NE, Washington DC, for the report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS transported the victim, identified as Tracy Lamont Day, 38, to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. 

I spoke with two women, both mothers of school-aged children, at the site of this crime-scene tape. They said that though there are obvious challenges, this historic complex has generally been a fairly safe environment for their families.

Peace.

More information on this case is on Homicidewatch.

Street Memorial to Mikey Ledbetter, Southeast DC

This large street memorial to Mikey Ledbetter is near the corner of 18th and Q Streets SE, Washington DC.

From a DC police report: On Friday, August 2, 2013, at approximately 5:29 am, Sixth District officers received a radio assignment for a shooting at 18th and Q Street, SE, Washington, DC. Upon their arrival, the officers discovered a male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS transported the victim, identified as Mikey Ledbetter, 36, to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

On August 2, 2013 at approximately 1:40 pm, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Melvin Quick, 27, and charged him with First Degree Murder while Armed.

There is more information about Mr. Ledbetter and Mr. Quick at HomicideWatch.

I revisited this shrine a couple of weeks after the initial documentation. There were significant additions and changes made to it. I have added these new images, one of which depicts a baptism.

  

Memorials for two double homicides on Ridge Road SE | Jamahl and Jamie Jenkins, Eric Leeper, and Anthony Chase

A vigil was held for the victims of two recent double homicides in Washington DC in the 300 block of Ridge Road, Southeast. Mayor Gray and other notables accompanied the family and friends in decrying the violence and to honor the lives lost.

These two street shrines were erected in memory of siblings Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins, plus Eric Leeper, and Anthony Chase.

From a DC police report: On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at approximately 11:39 pm, police officers assigned to the Sixth District Patrol Support Team were in the 300 block of Ridge Road, SE Washington DC, when they heard several gunshots. The police officers consequently located 3 adult male shooting victims. The 1st shooting victim, identified as Anthony Chase, 19, was located in the 100 block of Ridge Road SE suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Two other shooting victims were located, suffering from gunshot wounds. The second shooting victim, Eric Leeper, 27, was admitted to a local hospital and later was pronounced dead.
The third shooting victim, an adult male, is expected to recover from his injuries.
There is more information on this case at HomicideWatch.

In a particularly tragic turn of events, sister and brother Jamie and Jamahl Jenkins were killed in a double shooting in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC, at 4:30 AM Saturday July 20, 2013. Jamahl was pronounced dead at the scene; Jamie later died at the hospital. According to relatives, Jamahl Jenkins was with his sister in order to help her; she had called home after being robbed of her purse.

Ms. Jenkins was a rising young R&B singer.

The DC police report on the Jenkins slaying is here.

There is considerably more information on their case at HomicideWatch.

Pink bears for Derrick Scott; on Parkland Place SE

From a DC police report: On Saturday, July 13, 2013, at approximately 4:29 am, patrol officers from the Seventh District responded to the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Avenue SE, Washington DC, for a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they located an adult male, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. A second shooting victim was located in the 300 block of Parkland Place SE, also suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Personnel from DC Fire and EMS transported both shooting victims to area hospitals where they were admitted in critical condition.

The second victim of this shooting, identified as Derrick Scott, 30, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

This modest but colorful memorial was in the front yard of a row house.

There is more information on this situation on HomicideWatch.

On April 22nd, 2015, I found this shrine moved across the street and maintained in Mr. Scott's memory.