Metropolitan Police Charge Man For Last Month’s Northwest Shooting Death
Monday, February 24, 2025, 9:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Friday, a 34-year-old Northwest, D.C., man wanted in connection with last month’s domestic violence fatal shooting was taken into custody and jailed after being charged with second-degree murder.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, shortly after 2:30 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a shooting on the Unit Block of Ridge Square in Northwest, D.C.
Police Officers Find Man Shot Dead And Woman Injured
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Terell Cortez West of Northwest, D.C., inside an apartment, having succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the apartment and pronounced Mr. West deceased.
Police Officers also located a woman, who was also assaulted with a weapon during the incident and was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Fatal Shooting Was Domestic Violence Related
During the ensuing investigation, Responding Police Officers and Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Homicide Branch quickly determined that Mr. West was fatally shot during a domestic dispute inside the apartment.
Detectives identified the assailant as Maurice Ford, 34, of Northwest, D.C., and a warrant was issued for his arrest shortly after the fatal shooting.
On Friday, February 21, 2025, pursuant to the D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant, Ford was apprehended and formally charged with second-degree Murder While Armed. Ford was processed on the charge and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Center, pending future court proceedings in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
