Police Charge Man For March 13, 2025, Targeted Shooting Death
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 10:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Monday, March 31, 2025, a 37-year-old man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the target shooting death of a 33-year-old man that occurred during the evening hours on March 13, 2025, in Southeast, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Thursday, March 13, 2025, shortly before 9:30 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a man being inside a business located on 5000 Block of Benning Road in Southeast, D.C.
Police Find Man Shot Multiple Times Inside The Business
   Upon arrival, Police Officers and First Responders located the man, later identified as Darius Young, 33, of Southeast, D.C., inside the business, suffering from multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds. Mr. Young was immediately transported by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services to a nearby hospital, where, despite life-saving efforts by medical staff, Mr. Young succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Detectives Determine That Mr. Young Was Shot On H Street
During the investigation, Detectives determined that Mr. Young was shot outside on the 5000 Block of H Street in Southeast, D.C. During further investigation, Detectives of the D.C. Homicide Branch were able to identify Cornell Day, 37, of Southeast, D.C., as the shooter and the individual responsible for the death of Mr. Young and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Monday, March 31, 2025, members of the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Cornell pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant charging him with first-degree Murder While Armed.
Young was processed on the charge and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility, pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
“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.”
