Based on incorrect information from police, the Metro item misidentified the victim of a fatal stabbing that took place May 10 in Northwest Washington. The person who died was Julio Palestino-Lascarez, 20, of the 1500 block of Ogden Street NW.
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METRO
Cameras Installed in D.C. and Fairfax Stations
Metro has installed 20 exterior surveillance cameras at 12 Metrorail stations in the District and Fairfax County. Transit police identified stations where cameras could help prevent crime. Funding is from individual jurisdictions. Camera locations in the city include Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood, Congress Heights, Minnesota Avenue, Fort Totten, Takoma, Brookland-CUA, Columbia Heights and Tenleytown-AU.
-- Lena Sun
COURTS
Banita Jacks Shuns Lawyers During Fast
Attorneys for Banita Jacks, the Southeast Washington woman accused in the deaths of her four daughters, told a D.C. Superior Court judge yesterday that their client has refused to see them and they were having difficulty preparing for her trial in July.
Jacks told Judge Frederick H. Weisberg that she was fasting and would not break the fast to meet with them. "It involved an all-day prayer, and I couldn't break it," she said, adding that the fast is over.
-- Keith L. Alexander
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