After violent weekend, D.C. homicides up 40 percent over last year

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After violent weekend, D.C. homicides up 40 percent over last year
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Five people were killed in three separate shootings in D.C. this weekend, including one which occurred near Audi Field.

about a half-mile from Audi Field in Southwest Washington, according to police. It happened in a residential area as D.C. United played its home opener nearby. Police said there appears to be no connection to the game, other than its proximity.The first double-shooting on Sunday occurred about 1:15 p.m. inside a rowhouse in the 3300 block of D Street SE. Police said they found David Wright, 57, and Nathaniel Howard, 54, both of Southeast Washington, dead inside a living room.

A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday ordered Jones detained and set a hearing date for March 10. His attorney listed in an online court docket, Jason D. Tulley with the D.C. Public Defender Service, did not respond to an interview request. Police said in court documents that Jones refused to speak with detectives.

On Sunday, police said in the court document that Wright and Howard and confronted Jones and accused him of not paying rent and utilities. Efforts to reach relatives of the victims on Monday were not successful.About 3:45 p.m., police said two men were fatally shot in the 5100 block of Sheriff Road NE, a little more than a mile from the D Street shootings.

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