RIP Cheeze. Shrine to Antonio Ward, 5000 block of Just Street NE

From a 2009 DC police report: On Saturday, September 12, 2009, at approximately 9:27 pm, Antonio Benard Ward was shot and killed on the 5000 block of Just Street, NE, Washington DC. The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in gathering information regarding this incident.

There is some more information on Mr. Ward at Legacy.com  and Myspace.

I encountered this older memorial while searching for a possible new shrine from a recent homicide in the same block.

Fly to Peace | Latroia Renee Smith's shrine, 2700 block of Langston Place SE DC

From a DC police report: On Sunday, November 2, 2014 at approximately 4:56 am, DC Fire and EMS responded to a call for a fire in the 2700 block of Langston Place SE, Washington, DC. Upon arrival, they located a deceased female, who has been identified as Latroia Renee Smith, 26. The investigation revealed that the decedent sustained gunshot wounds and burns.

According to WJLA, Smith was a mother of three boys, and leaves behind her own grieving mother.

 

Yitgadal, vyitgadash, shema rabah. May they experience mercy and peace.

"Brenden's Path" - Memorial to Brenden Michael Wilson, Woodbridge, VA

From a Prince William County police report:  On November 10, 2014, at 4:28 pm, officers responded to the 12500 block of Oakwood Dr in Woodbridge, Virginia to investigate a reported shooting. Officers arrived in the area and located the victim on a pathway between the Woodbridge Senior High School and adjoining neighborhood. The victim, identified as a 16 year old male juvenile who attends Woodbridge Senior High School, sustained gunshot related injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. It was revealed that the shooting was drug related and that all parties were known to one another. The victim was identified as Brenden Michael Wilson, 16, of Woodbridge . A 17 year old male juvenile of Woodbridge and a 16 year old female juvenile of Woodbridge were charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

Considerably more information about this case can be found  in a Washington Post article, and other press accounts.

This was among the largest memorials I have encountered in the past dozen years. It is on a path immediately adjacent to the high school he attended. Obviously Mr. Wilson's loss had a powerful affect on his family and community. I wish them all peace and healing.

Bears and hearts | Memorial for Devon Dominique Parker, 1400 block of Howard Road SE DC

From a DC police report: On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at approximately 1:30 pm, members from the Seventh District responded to a call for the sounds of gunshots in the 1400 block of Howard Road SE, Washington DC.  Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.  DC Fire and EMS transported the victim, identified as Devon Dominique Parker, 19, to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

This memorial has been maintained in Mr. Parker's memory.

More information on HomicideWatch.

Police tape in the wind for an infant, RIP Raj’saun Tyrik Brown. 1700 block of Trenton Street SE DC

From a DC police report: On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at approximately 9:40 am, officers from the Seventh District responded to a call for an unconscious child in the 1700 block of Trenton Place SE, Washington DC. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious infant male. DC Fire and EMS transported the victim, identified as Raj’saun Tyrik Brown, one month old, to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia determined that the decedent suffered multiple blunt force impact injuries and the death was ruled a homicide. On Thursday, November 13, 2014, at approximately 11:55 am, Tyrik Lamont Brown, 19, was arrested and charged with First Degree Felony Murder in connection to the homicide of Raj’saun Tyrik Brown. 

This one made me deeply sad. Prayers to whatever heavens there may be. Mercy on this child's innocent soul, and may justice be served.

More information on HomicideWatch.

Memorial for Breond Keys / 1400 block of Good Hope Road SE, DC.

This memorial to Mr. Keys is along a busy section of Good Hope Road in the historic section of Anacostia. It is just a few steps away from Ketcham Elementary School.

His family and friends appear to have cared very much for him.

From a DC police report: 1400 block of Good Hope Rd SE  On Friday, October 10, 2014, at approximately 11:20 am, members of the Seventh District responded for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, the victim Breond Keys, 38, was discovered inside an establishment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect in the slaying is described as a black male wearing blue jeans and a dark colored hoodie.

More information is on on HomicideWatch.

Police tape for Johnie Lee Resper; Third and Adams Streets NW DC

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred near the intersection of 3rd and Adams Streets NE, Washington DC. On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at approximately 3:04 pm, members of the Fifth District responded to a call for shooting. Upon arrival, they located the victim, Johnie Lee Resper, 18, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in the 200 block of Adams Street, NE suffering from gunshot wounds.

The tape marking the area of Johnie Lee Resper's slaying was blowing in the wind when I documented the site.

More information is at HomicideWatch.

Shoes on a wire, 2600 block of Birney Place SE DC

I found this set of colorful shoes tossed over a wire on Birney Place SE, in DC.

I do not know for certain if they are a memorial to Mr. Edon, who was recently slain in this block.

In any event, I wish him, his family, and this neighborhood, justice and peace.

From a DC police report: On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at approximately 1:36 am, police officers from the Seventh District responded to a call for the sounds of gunshots in the 2600 block of Wade Road SE, Washington DC. Following a systematic canvas, they located the victim, identified as Ronnie Scharrod Edon, 19, of Forestville, Maryland, in the 2600 block of Birney Place SE, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS arrived on the scene and found no signs consistent with life.

More information is on HomicideWatch.

Double shrine for Tracy Womack / 4600 Block Benning Road SE DC

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in the homicide which occurred in the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE, Washington DC. On Saturday, September 20, 2014 at approximately 1:32 am, members of the Sixth District responded to a call for stabbing. Upon arrival, they located the victim, Tracy Womack, 39, of Southeast, DC.
On Sunday, September 21, 2014, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Mark Kenyetta Bowser, Jr., 35, of Capitol Heights, MD, and charged him with Murder Two While Armed, in connection with the homicide of Ms. Tracy Womack.

There were two shrines for Ms. Womack at this site on Benning Road. The libation bottles were placed by the road near the entrance to her apartment complex, and the bears and baby shoe were on a porch.

May she and her family know peace, and may justice be served.

There is more information on this situation at HomicideWatch.

Marked location, 3100 block Newton St NE DC, for Anthony Miller

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred in the 3100 block of Newton Street NE, Washington DC. On Sunday, September 7, 2014, at approximately 12:00 am, members from the Fifth District responded for the report of a shooting. The victim, Anthony Miller Jr. 22, was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

This police tape is on the corner of Newton Street and Eastern Avenue NE, on the Washington DC/Maryland line.

There is more on this case at HomicideWatch.

RIP.

Street Shrine to "Jess" in the 6800 block of Forest terrace, Landover MD. Never Forgotten.

I found this older street memorial to "Jess" in the 6800 block Forest Terrace of Landover, Maryland.
I could find no data on this person or situation. there have been several homicides in the area over the years, but none that were in this block that match "Jess's" description, nor have their been other area homicides that I could determine were the person this shrine honors. The flowers and liquor bottles and new red mulch appear to part of an ongoing tribute.

I encountered this shrine while looking for anything regarding the sad case of Knijah Amore Bibb, 3 years old, was shot and slain in the 6900 block of this street on August 10, 2014.

Site of Dexter Motley's demise - the unit block of 46th Place NE

From a DC police report: On Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at approximately 9:32 pm, shot spotter detected multiple gunshots on the 4600 block of East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC. Moments later, members from the Sixth District responded to a call for a shooting at 46th Place and Central Avenue, NE. Upon arrival, they discovered two adult males suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Victim # 1 was located in the unit block of 46th Place, NE, and victim # 2 was located in the unit block of 46th Street, NE. DC Fire and EMS transported victim # 1, identified as Dexter Motley, 25, to a local hospital where he was admitted in critical condition but subsequently succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Victim # 2 was also transported to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition.

Mr. Motley's slaying occurred immediately behind the well-known local landmark, the Shrimp Boat. There have been two or three other homicides in this immediate area within the past year.

I hope the community and his family is able to grow the resources for peace, safety, and healing.

More and ongoing information is available on HomicideWatch.