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D.C. man sentenced to life for 2024 deadly shooting outside Harbor East restaurant
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Washington D.C. man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the 2024 deadly shooting of a Baltimore man during an attempted robbery in Harbor East, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
Defendant Quontay Spinks was given a life sentence for First-Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, First-Degree Assault, Attempted Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, and First-Degree Attempted Murder.
“I thank the court for handing down the maximum sentence under the plea agreement parameters for a Defendant who terrorized our residents, visitors, and ultimately took the life of Mr. Antonio Peoples,” State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates said in a press release. “While nothing can undo this loss, I hope this sentence brings the family a sense of justice and closure. I thank the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Detectives and ASA Gallo for ensuring accountability after so much violence and tragedy.
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The shooting occurred on September 14, 2024, in the 700 block of Aliceanna Street, outside The Ruxton restaurant in Harbor East.
Investigators reported that the victim, 36-year-old Antonio Peoples, and his girlfriend were standing outside the restaurant when a dark-colored vehicle, later identified as a Toyota Camry, pulled up beside them.
Surveillance video reviewed by homicide detectives revealed several suspects exiting the vehicle and approaching the couple with their firearms drawn.
The suspects attempted to rob them of their necklaces and when Peoples resisted, gunfire erupted.
According to investigators, Peoples managed to disarm one of the suspects and returned fire while wounded on the ground.
Peoples was struck multiple times and rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he later died. His girlfriend was grazed by a bullet and received treatment for her injuries.
Crime scene technicians recovered dozens of shell casings from various firearms, including 7.62mm cartridge casings, .40 caliber casings, and 9mm casings, along with fired projectiles and other evidence.
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Detectives utilized surveillance footage from before and after the shooting, along with ballistic and forensic evidence, to identify Spinks as a suspect.
Authorities also obtained digital and cellphone data that placed Spinks near the scene at the time of the shooting and indicated that he left the area afterward.
Spinks was located in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2024, and taken into custody.
After being advised of his rights, investigators said Spinks confessed to attempting to rob Peoples of his necklace and to shooting him.
Spinks also admitted to involvement in several other violent incidents in Baltimore between September 12 and October 4, 2024.
Now, Spinks will spend the rest of his life in prison.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Hot Monday
- Potentially record heat Monday and Tuesday
- Dry start to the week
- Showers, then milder end of week
After a hot end to the weekend, the heat continues to crank up for the start of the new workweek. Highs on Monday and Tuesday will be near record levels, possibly tying or beating them. Temperatures will elevate to the mid to upper 90s.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
Wednesday will also be hot, but a cold front will come and bring showers and storm chances, then knock temperatures down for the end of the week. Highs will be in the 60s by Friday.
QuickCast
TONIGHT:
Few clouds
Wind: S light
LOW: Mid 60s
MONDAY:
Sunny
Wind: S 5-10 mph
HIGH: Mid 90s
TUESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Wind: SW 5-10 mph
HIGH: Upper 90s
WEDNESDAY:
Shower & storm chance
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Mid 90s
SUNRISE: 5:53 a.m. SUNSET: 8:16 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 77° AVERAGE LOW: 59°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — A man was hospitalized late Saturday night after emergency crews rescued him from the Anacostia River near a boat club in Southeast D.C.
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Department (DCFEMS), crews were called around 10:46 p.m. May 16 to the 1300 block of Water Street, SE, for a report of a person missing in the water near a dock.
Land units and fireboats responded to the scene near the District Yacht Club.
Around 11:23 p.m., DC Fire and EMS said divers found a man and hauled him from the water.
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He was taken to a nearby hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, officials said.
DCFEMS said their personnel worked with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Harbor units during the rescue.
MPD confirmed its Harbor units were on scene and would take the lead on the investigation.
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National Moral Monday: Prophetic Witness Outside the White House | Repairers of the Breach
Join us Monday, May 18, in Washington, DC and states across the nation for a Moral Monday Peace and Nonviolence Rally outside the White House.
Repairers of the Breach is organizing clergy, impacted people, faith leaders, advocates, and people of moral conscience to gather in prophetic public witness against war, systemic racism, militarism, poverty, voter suppression, environmental injustice, attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ people, and the false moral narrative of religious nationalism.
This Moral Monday action comes one day after the White House’s planned “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, & Thanksgiving” gathering. During Monday’s action, nationally recognized clergy and moral leaders will publicly challenge the distorted theology being used to justify war, attacks on democracy, and policy violence against poor and vulnerable people.
Grounded in the prophetic traditions of justice, truth-telling, nonviolence, and solidarity with the poor, clergy leaders will preach publicly in the streets near the White House before hundreds gathered in person and thousands more joining online across more than 20 livestream and social media platforms.
Bishop William J. Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, will lead the gathering alongside nationally recognized bishops, rabbis, pastors, imams, faith organizers, impacted people, and moral advocates from across the country.
We gather because our nation continues to spend billions on war while communities struggle for healthcare, housing, education, living wages, environmental protection, and voting rights. We believe faith must never be used to sanctify destruction, injustice, or extremism.
Join us for public prayer, testimony, preaching, songs, and disciplined nonviolent moral witness.
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