Southeast D.C. Man Wanted On Charges For May 2024 Southeast Shooting Death

Sunday, October 20, 2024, 6:30 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- D.C. Metropolitan Police Detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a suspect who has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a 35-year-old man that occurred on May 22, 2024, in Southeast, D.C.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, shortly before 11:00 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to multiple reports of a shooting with injuries on the 4800 Block of Alabama Avenue in Southeast, D.C.

     Upon arrival, Police Officers and First Responders found a man, later identified as William Spriggs, 35, of Southeast, D.C., unresponsive from multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Spriggs was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.

                                             Darvin Banks

     Following an investigation, Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department were able to identify Darvin Banks, 42, of Southeast, D.C., as the shooter and the individual responsible for the death of Mr. Spriggs. Accordingly, Banks was formally charged with first-degree Murder while Armed and a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant was issued.

     Anyone with information regarding Mr. Banks’s whereabouts is urged to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text their tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”