In the early moments of a Tuesday morning, just after midnight on May 28, 2019, the sounds of gunshots shattered the quiet in the 2600 block of Birney Place in Southeast Washington, D.C. When police arrived, they discovered 36-year-old William Boykin on a sidewalk, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
Another man was also shot during the incident but survived.
Boykin, a resident of District Heights, Maryland, was thirty-three at the time of his death. The Metropolitan Police Department launched a homicide investigation into the shooting. Their efforts led to a breakthrough the following month with the arrest of a suspect.
Herman Williams was taken into custody and subsequently indicted on several charges, including first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and firearm possession offenses. Williams, who was 30 years old at the time of the indictment, has been held at the D.C. Jail since his arrest as the legal proceedings in the case against him continue.
