Saturday, March 30, 2019

Street memorial to Corey Farmer | 400 block of 37th Place SE DC

From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in the 400 block of 37th Place SE, Washington DC. At approximately 1:03 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males and a juvenile male suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported all three victims to local hospitals for treatment. On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, Corey Farmer, 19, of Southeast DC, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.





May he, his friends, family, and community, experience peace.

Dawud Debruhl's memorial - 1300 block of Columbia Road NW

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in the 1300 block of Columbia Road NW, Washington DC. At approximately 6:21 pm, members of the Third District responded to the listed location 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 an area hospital. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as Dawud Debruhl, 25, of Northwest, DC.




Peace, peace, peace.

On September 24, 2019, while investigating another slaying in the neighborhood of Vincent Carter, I documented the extensive upbuilding of Mr. Debruhl's shrine.

Both of these men have shrines facing one another across an alley in the Columbia Heights Village neighborhood.









Shrine in honor of Georgette Goodman, 4700 block of 1st Street SW DC

From a DC police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, February 25, 2019, in the 4700 block of 1st Street SW, Washington DC. At approximately 6:25 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a female victim suffering from multiple 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 Georgette Goodman, 35, of Southwest DC.

May she rest in peace.




Thursday, March 14, 2019

RIP Dre / unknown, 300 block of 53rd Street NE

I saw this graffiti memorial to "Dre" in the 300 block of 53rd Street NE, Washington DC. It is in the Clay Terrace area, adjacent to the long-standing memorial to Makiyah Wilson.

I have no further information on this case.

RIP.