Police Charge Man In Southeast, D.C. Shooting Homicide

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Monday, a 20-year-old Southeast, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with gunning down two men, one fatally, early last month in Southeast, D.C.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, just shortly after 5:00 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to 911 Emergency Calls reporting a shooting on the 4500 Block of Benning Road in Southeast, D.C.

Police Officers Find Two Men Shot, One Fatally

     Upon arrival, Police Officers found two men, both having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. One of the men, later identified as Jacquise Zanders, 21, of Southeast, D.C., succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other man was immediately transported by D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and continues to recover at home.

Detectives Identify Antonie Lowery As The Shooter

     During the ensuing investigation, D.C. Homicide Branch Detectives were able to identify Antonie Lowery, 20, of Southeast, D.C., as the shooter and the individual responsible for the shooting death of Mr. Zanders and injuring the other man. Detectives further determined that both victims were shot in an apparent targeted shooting. Following the identification, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Lowery.

     Accordingly, on Monday, June 23, 2025, Lowery was located and taken into custody pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant and formally charged with one count of first-degree Murder While Armed. Lowery was processed on the charge and remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility, pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of 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.”