Metropolitan Police Charge Southeast D.C. Man For 2005 Murder Of A Woman

Saturday, December 14, 2024, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a nineteen-year-long homicide investigation, on Thursday, a 53-year-old  Southeast, D.C. man was taken into custody and charged in connection with the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found inside a burning building on Thanksgiving Day, 2005.

     According to the D.C. Metropolitan Police, on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005, at around 9:00 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District and DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to a report of a fire located inside an apartment on the 1200 Block of Valley Avenue in Southeast, D.C. 

First Responders Find Victim

     Upon arrival, First Responders found a fully involved fire inside an apartment unit. During fire suppression, Firefighters found the body of a woman, later identified as Makia Mosby, 23, of Southeast, D.C., having sustained severe burns and apparent gunshot wounds. Ms. Mosby was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

     During a post-mortem examination, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined the Cause of Death to be Gunshot Wounds and the Manner of Death to be Homicide and an investigation was launched.

19-Year Investigation Leads To Arrest

     For years, Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Case Squad worked tirelessly, following leads no matter where they led, to bring justice to Ms. Mosby and her loved ones. Ultimately, their investigation led to a D.C. Superior Court Indictment, charging Michael Wells, 53, of Southeast, D.C., for the shooting death of Ms. Mosby.

     Accordingly, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, according to a District of Columbia Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the United States Marshals Service located and arrested Wells. He was transported to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, where he was charged with First-Degree Murder.

     After being processed on the charge, Wells was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the District of Columbia Superior Court.

“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.”