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South Capitol Street shootings: Five found guilty The March 2010 shootings represented one of the District's deadliest street crimes in years. On May 7, four District men were found guilty of first-degree murder in the attacks. A fifth was convicted of second-degree murder. Take a look back at the aftermath of the shootings.
May 7, 2012
Diane Howe holds a photograph of her son, Jordan Howe, when he was about five years old outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse of the District of Columbia after five men were found guilty of murder in a series of shootings in 2010 that left five people dead and eight wounded. Howe was one of the victims in the attacks. He was shot to death at the age of 20. Orlando Carter, his brother, Sanquan Carter, Jeffrey D. Best, and Robert Bost were found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges. A fifth man, Lamar Williams was convicted of multiple counts of second-degree murder and other charges.
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May 7, 2012
Brenda Harrison, right, cries as she stand by her granddaughter, Teresa Jackson, after five men were found guilty of murder in a series of shootings in 2010 that left five people dead and eight wounded.
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May 7, 2012
Ronald C. Machen, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a press conference as Cathy L. Lanier, chief of police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is seen at right outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse of the District of Columbia.
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May 7, 2012
Ronald C. Machen, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, center, looks on as prosecutor, Bruce Hegyi, right, speaks during a news conference outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse of the District of Columbia after five men were found guilty of murder in a series of shootings in 2010.
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May 7, 2012
Lennox Jones speaks outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse of the District of Columbia after five men were found guilty of murder in a series of shootings in 2010. Jones's daughter, Brishell, was one of those killed in the attacks.
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May 7, 2012
Prosecutors Adam Schwartz, left, and Bruce Hegyi leave the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse of the District of Columbia after five men were found guilty of murder in a series of shootings in 2010 that left five people dead and eight wounded.
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Clockwise from left: Lamar Williams; Jeffrey Best, Robert Bost, Sanqaun Carter and Orlando Carter.
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Tavon Nelson, one of the victims of the March 30 drive-by shootings that capped off several days of violence beginning with a shooting outside a party on March 22.
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Jordan Howe was killed March 22.
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DaVaughn Boyd, one of the victims of the March 30 drive-by shootings.
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William Jones, one of the victims of the March 30 drive-by shootings.
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Brishell Jones, one of the victims of the March 30 drive-by shootings.
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Feb. 7, 2012
Nardene Jefferies, left, and Lennox Jones, parents of Brishell Jones, 16, pose for a portrait in Washington. Jones was one of the three victims who were fatally shot in a drive by on South Capitol Street on March 30, 2010.
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April 19, 2010
Nardyne Jefferies holds a photo of daughter Brishell Jones — who died in the drive-by shooting — at a hearing of the District's Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. "I don't think anyone in the public feels safe," Jeffries said.
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April 19, 2010
At the April hearing, Ronald Moten uses red gloves to symbolize the blood on the hands of public officials who he said do not adequately address the issue of gun violence.
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April 19, 2010
Moten at the hearing, where family members said the District had failed their children, allowing the suspects to "roam the streets and prey on innocent children."
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Norman Williams, a witness at a public safety hearing called by D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large). The hearing was marked by frustration, anger and sadness.
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Norman Williams walks out of the hearing.
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April 8, 2010
The casket is placed in the hearse after the April 8 funeral service for Brishell Jones at Canaan Baptist Church in Northwest Washington.
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April 8, 2010
Jones's mother, Nardyne Jefferies, center, is overcome during the funeral service for her only child,. "You gun down my child? You blow her head off? And for what? She didn't even know them," Jefferies said.
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April 8, 2010
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) carries a rose handed out during the funeral service for Jones. Norton, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and other political and religious leaders attended the funeral.
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April 8, 2010
Jefferies is hugged by Jones's younger sister, Lydia. Jefferies tried to protect her daughter by sending her to Catholic school and even home-schooling her last year.
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April 7, 2010
Pallbearers carry the casket of William Henry Jones III, 19, from the Temple of Praise church in Southeast Washington on April 7, less than a mile from where Jones and three others teenagers were killed.
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April 7, 2010
Several police agencies stand watch outside the Temple of Praise church during services for William Henry Jones III. The threat of retaliatory violence brought out a strong police presence during services for the shooting victims.
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April 7, 2010
Family members share hugs at the service for William Henry Jones III. The 19-year-old, who went by "Marley," was working toward his GED and liked cooking pancakes for loved ones, according to some of the more than 250 friends and relatives who gathered for the service.
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April 7, 2010
A District police officer makes his presence known outside the service for William Henry Jones III.
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April 7, 2010
D.C. Council member Marion Barry comforts LaTisha Boyd-Thompson after services for her son DaVaughn Boyd at Pope Funeral Home in Forestville on April 7.
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April 7, 2010
Pallbearers carry the casket of drive-by shooting victim DaVaughn Boyd, 18, from Pope Funeral Home in Forestville.
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April 7, 2010
Mourners comfort one another after services for DaVaughn Boyd in Forestville. Known as "DayDay," the 18-year-old loved his young son, the Redskins and playing the conga drums, friends and relatives said.
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April 6, 2010
After services at Tenth Street Baptist Church in Northwest Washington, Morris Collins, left, and Michelle Nelson speak about son Tavon Nelson, 17, on April 6.
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April 6, 2010
Pallbearers carry the casket for Tavon Nelson, who was known to friends as "Tadom."
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April 6, 2010
Tavon Nelson's sister Tamara Nelson, waits in the limo after the service. At left is one of many designs memorializing the victim.
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April 6, 2010
Lateesha Williams, 19, reaches out to a friend of Tavon Nelson's at Tenth Street Baptist Church. Local politicians also paid their respects, including Mayor Adrian Fenty and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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April 6, 2010
Friends and relatives grieve at the church service for Tavon Nelson, 17.
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March 31, 2010
A candlelight vigil was held on March 31 for the victims of the shooting on South Capitol Street.
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March 31, 2010
People mourn the shooting's victims.
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March 31, 2010
More than 100 people gathered for the vigil at the scene of the shooting, and many stayed to listen to D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier and Mayor Adrian Fenty.
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March 31, 2010
The anger and frustration of the crowd at the vigil was palpable, with people screaming, jeering and crying.
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March 31, 2010
People held white candles at the vigil at South Capitol Street and Brandywine. About a dozen uniformed police stood around the edges of the vigil.
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March 31, 2010
People comforted each other and released balloons as the vigil ended.
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March 31, 2010
Nardyne Jefferies, whose daughter Brishell Jones was killed in the shooting, is comforted on March 31. "It's senseless," Jeffries said.
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March 30, 2010
Jefferies's 16-year-old daughter Brishell Jones was one of those killed in the drive-by shooting.
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Rico Scott talks about his cousin DeVaughn Boyd, who was killed in Tuesday's shooting. "You're scared to say what's next because it's usually worse," Scott said. "In 2010, I've already been to five funerals, three murder casualties, two natural causes."
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DeVaughn Boyd, 18, died at Prince George's Hospital Center, his father said.
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Family photo
March 31, 2010
Toys at a makeshift memorial where the shootings occurred.
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March 31, 2010
An unidentified pedestrian passes the area where people were standing when gunfire broke out.
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March 31, 2010
In the 4000 block of South Capitol Street SE, a step on an outdoor staircase shows the impact from a bullet.
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March 31, 2010
The outside of the home where the drive-by shooting took place.
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March 31, 2010
Police pick up bandages and other evidence from the scene of the shooting.
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March 31, 2010
A firefighter hoses blood off a sidewalk, where victims were gunned down. The burst of gunfire led to a police chase in which four D.C. officers were slightly injured.
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March 31, 2010
The shooting occurred in the 4000 block of South Capitol Street, seen here. A man who said he was in the area at the time recounted the sounds he heard as "tat, tat, tat, tat, tat," followed by a boom.
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March 30, 2010
A man in the area when the shootings occurred said, "All I saw was bodies dropping."
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March 30, 2010
Police try to comfort a woman as the investigation into the shootings began.
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March 30, 2010
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, second from left, comforts a grieving woman on March 30.
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March 30, 2010
Police tape surrounds the scene of the shooting on South Capitol Street SE. A witness said that as bodies fell, "it was like a pileup at a football game."
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March 30, 2010
Police have linked the drive-by shooting to two others earlier in the month in the southern part of the District.
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March 30, 2010
The shootings in the Washington Highlands area came after a year in which the city, once known as the nation's murder capital, logged 143 homicides, the lowest total since 1966.
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