Police Charge Man In Southwest, D.C., Shooting Investigation

Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 6:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Saturday, a Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with shooting at a woman early last month in Southwest, D.C.

     According to Interim D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery W. Carroll, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, just shortly after 9:30 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of gunfire on the 1400 Block of Canal Street in Southwest, D.C.

     Upon arrival, Responding Police Officers located a woman, who informed them that while on Canal Street, she became involved in an argument with a man. During the argument, the man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at her. She then started to flee, and the man fired the gun at her, narrowly missing her.

     Based on a description provided by the woman and area video surveillance footage, Police Officers and Detectives were able to identify the man as Derrick Carter, 33, of Southeast, D.C., and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

     On Saturday, January 3, 2026, pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant, Carter was located and taken into custody. Carter was formally charged with one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. He was processed on the charge and was 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.”