The District has witnessed nine killings in the past two weeks, as violence ticks up in the nation’s capital during the summer months.
Metropolitan Police reported deadly shootings in various parts of the city since last month, with three teenagers listed among the victims. Only one arrest has been made in the slayings.
Authorities said they took a suspect into custody following Wednesday night’s homicide in Glover Park. Police were called about a shooting just before 8 p.m. at an apartment in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW. Officers found Bobby Lee Cannon, 35, of Southeast, dead from gunshot wounds.
Investigators said they arrested Jeremiah Greene, 21, of Alexandria, at the home and charged him with murder. The suspect and the victim were acquainted, police said.
Court documents said Mr. Cannon arrived at the apartment to discuss his divorce with a woman inside the residence, which escalated into a heated argument.
The woman threw a ceramic object at Mr. Cannon, who began hurling objects back at the woman, the filing said. Mr. Greene told investigators that he left the dwelling to grab his gun because he “observed the rage” in Mr. Cannon’s face.
When he returned to the apartment, the woman had grabbed a knife and was swinging it while arguing, court papers said. Mr. Cannon grabbed a bike rack and appeared ready to use it as a weapon, which is when Mr. Green confessed to fatally shooting him.
The streak of killings began with shootings during the weekend of July 25-26. That Saturday, police responded to a report of gunshots around 9:50 p.m. in the 1200 block of Valley Avenue SE. Police said they found Dayquan Miller, 24, of Southeast, with bullet wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
That Sunday, authorities said a shooting was called in around 10:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of 10th Street NW. Police said Tavon Livingston, 17, of Northeast, was suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital, but died of his injuries.
Metropolitan Police said another slaying occurred July 28 in the unit block of New York Avenue NW around 10:40 p.m. Investigators said Darron Venable, 18, of Southeast, was found fatally shot at the scene.
A mid-afternoon double shooting on July 29 near Mount Vernon Square left one man dead. Police said they arrived at the 1300 block of Fifth Street NW around 2:15 p.m. and found two men who had been shot.
Authorities said one of the men suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but the other was in critical condition. Keyon Malik Maynor, 29, of Northwest, died at a hospital.
Two victims died days after they were first wounded.
Police said Jamari Millet, 22, of Southeast, died July 31 after being shot three days earlier near the District’s border with Prince George’s County.
Authorities said gunshots erupted just before 6 p.m. on July 28 in the 6200 block of Dix Street NE. Officers found Mr. Millet lying unconscious, but breathing. He eventually died while receiving treatment.
Metropolitan Police said Makai Smith, 17, of Northeast, died almost two weeks after being hit by gunfire. Investigators said the teen was shot just after midnight on July 21 in the 2900 block of First Street NW.
Police said Makai was not breathing when officers located him, and they raced to get him to a hospital. He was pronounced dead Aug. 2.
Officials said the most recent pair of killings took place Tuesday. Around 4:25 a.m., police reported that a man was shot in the 2600 block of 15th Street NW. Investigators said Xavier Fogle, 23, of Northwest, died at the scene.
Tuesday night, police were called to the 800 block of R Street NW. Robert Eugene Bland Jr., 59, died from gunshot wounds shortly before 11 p.m.
Police data shows that 32 of the District’s 66 killings this year have taken place since Memorial Day weekend. But killings are down 32% from 2025, when the nation’s capital had documented 97 slayings at this point last year.
Violent crime is up 3% overall this year, largely driven by a surge in weapons assaults throughout the District.
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