Officers took two men into custody before they could leave the scene, according to MPD. One defendant is also charged in a separate 2025 robbery.
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D.C. police announced two arrests after an armed robbery in Southeast Washington on July 10.
MPD alleges the suspects displayed firearms, demanded money and took cash from one victim before responding officers apprehended them.
Jonathan Johnson, 22, and Laron Plowden, 24, were charged with armed robbery. The allegations have not been proven in court.
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A D.C. Superior Court jury convicted Marcus Reavenell after prosecutors said he fired into another driver’s work vehicle during a May 2025 road-rage encounter.
Tyree Irving received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the 2019 killing of Davane Williams.
MPD says Dayquan Miller was found shot outside on Valley Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene. No arrest was announced in the department’s release.
MPD says Tavon Livingston was found with a gunshot wound in a 10th Street home and died after being taken to a hospital.
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