Police Charge Man For Fatally Gunning Down A Teen In Northeast, D.C.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Friday, following an investigation, an 18-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and charged in connection with fatally shooting a teenager in early October 2025, on a Northeast, D.C., street.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, and as previously reported, on Friday, October 3, 2025, at around 7:20 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District responded to 911 Emergency Calls reporting a person being shot on the 600 Block of Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast, D.C.
Police Officers Find Teenage Boy Fatally Shot
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a young man, later identified as Jermaine Durbin, 17, of Northeast, D.C., on the ground, unresponsive, having succumbed to a gunshot wound. Jermaine was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
During the ensuing investigation, Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch were able to develop information linking Javier Montgomery, 18, of Northeast, D.C., as a suspect in the shooting death of Jermaine Durbin, and based on witness accounts and video surveillance footage, Detectives formally charged Montgomery with the murder, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Friday, November 28, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court warrant, Montgomery was located and taken into custody by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and transported to the Homicide Branch, where he was formally charged with one count of first-degree Murder While Armed; and Felony Murder. He 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.”
