Shrines for Kevin Anthony Jackson II | 1900 block of 17th Street SE

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 1900 block of 16th Street SE, Washington DC, on Thursday, September 1, 2016. At approximately 2:19 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the area and located a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound.  Members also located an adult male, suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of 17th Street, Southeast.  DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene and transported both victims to an area hospital.  The adult male victim is in critical but stable condition. The juvenile male victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced. The decedent has been identified as Kevin Anthony Jackson II, 17,  of Southeast, DC.

There were two shrines erected in the neighborhood for Mr. Jackson. One of the shrines, at the site of his passing, was pointed out to me by one of his friends.

According to an article in the Washington Post, there was a vigil held in his memory.“There was promise in him,” said Troy Prestwood, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in the Anacostia area. “People liked him.” His family and friends “wanted to honor this young man whose life was snuffed out by senseless violence...” He was a student at Anacostia High School, and “I’m sure he was thinking about his future,” Prestwood said.

Double homicide. Street memorial for Raeshard Blue and Treyvon Johnson | 300 block of 34th Street NE

From a DC police report: On Friday, August 26, 2016 in the 300 block of 34th Street NE Washington DC,  at approximately 11:33 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located two adult male victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS transported victim one to an area hospital, where all lifesaving efforts failed and he was pronounced. The second victim was treated on scene, where he was pronounced. The decedents were identified as Raeshard Blue, 40, and Treyvon Johnson, 27, both of Northeast, DC.

Teddy bears for Lamar Purnell Parrish | 2500 block of 14th Street NE

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 2500 block of 14th Street NE, Washington DC, on Friday, September 2, 2016. At approximately 12:39 am, members of the Fifth District responded to a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered an adult male, unconscious and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene and determined that there were no signs consistent with life. The decedent has been identified as Lamar Purnell Parrish, 28, of Northeast, DC.

Memorial for Tony Jermaine Gates | 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE

From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington DC, on Monday, August 29, 2016. At approximately 11:46 pm, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location and located an adult male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire & EMS transported the victim to an area hospital. Once admitted to the hospital, all lifesaving efforts failed, and the victim was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as Tony Jermaine Gates, 24, of Southeast, DC.

This memorial to Mr. Gates is in a quiet site along a very busy DC thoroughfare. The police crime tape is also along Rhode Island Avenue.

RIP Tank and Poody | 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE

RIP Tank and Poody.

This concrete sidewalk memorial is in the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington DC.

Simp City may be a reference to Simple City (Benning Terrace, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River, some distance from this site).

The date on sidewalk is 12/13/09.

 I have no other information.