Police Charge Man In Early Saturday Morning Shots-Fired Incident

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 6:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englbrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Saturday, a 64-year-old Southwest, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being formally charged in connection with an alleged shooting incident that occurred during the early morning hours in Southwest, D.C.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Saturday, August 23, 2025, shortly around 2:30 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to multiple 911 Emergency Calls reporting gunfire inside a hallway of an apartment building located on the 4600 Block of Martin Luther King, Jr Avenue in Southwest, D.C.

Upon Arrival, Police Officers Learn Suspect Shot At Teenagers

     Upon arrival, Police Officers learned that two teenagers were playing around in the apartment building’s common hallway when they knocked on an apartment unit door and ran away. The resident of the unit, identified as Darryl Woods, 64, of Southwest, D.C., exited his apartment, stepped into the hallway, and fired a handgun in the direction of the teenagers. 

     The two teens were not struck by gunfire, but Police Officers located multiple bullet holes in an apartment.

     Following a swift-moving investigation by responding Police Officers, Woods was taken into custody and formally charged on Saturday, August 23, 2025, with one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Possession of a Weapon by a Felon; Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Ammunition; Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine; and Cruelty to Children.

     Woods was processed on the charges 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.”