On a spring afternoon in Washington, D.C., the life of 31-year-old Terrance Griffin was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The male victim was on the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southeast, on May 19, 2020, when the fatal shooting occurred. Another man, 20-year-old Jaszel Henderson, was also killed in the incident, and a woman was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The shooting took place at approximately 1:39 p.m.
in the busy business district of Anacostia. Witnesses reported hearing the sounds of gunshots, and upon arrival, police discovered the three victims. Emergency services pronounced both Griffin and Henderson dead at the scene. Authorities were seen looking for a gold-colored Saturn SUV that was spotted leaving the area, though its connection to the shooting was not immediately clear.
Less than a month later, on June 17, 2020, the Metropolitan Police Department announced an arrest in connection with the double homicide. A 16-year-old male was taken into custody and charged as an adult with first-degree murder while armed. The teenager was also implicated in a string of other violent offenses that had occurred in the preceding months, including other homicides and assaults.
The young suspect was charged with the murders of not only Terrance Griffin and Jaszel Henderson, but also two other individuals in separate incidents. The arrest marked a significant development in a series of violent crimes that had shaken the community. The cases were still under investigation following the arrest, with a substantial reward offered for any information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the homicides in the District of Columbia.
