Anacostia Senior High School Case Study

On April 4, 2018 Detectives Napper and Abdalla responded to Anacostia Senior High School and spoke with the Dean of Students Mr. Thomas who advised that after school dismal he Mekhi Hutchinson and Dalonte Jenkins who are Anacostia students were with a third unidentified male who was light complexion wearing a green trench coat. The unidentified male approached a Davon Watts who also attends Anacostia High School. Mr. Thomas and staff members intervened and sent the male on his way along with Mekhi and Dalonte. Mr. Thomas saw the three boys go across the street to 1708 16th Street SE which Mr. Thomas advised is a “trap house” Dalonte and Mekhi then walked towards the bus stop at 16th and Minnesota and back to 1708 16th Street SE. A few moments

later Mr. Thomas heard approximately 7-8 gunshots and saw Mekhi and Dalonte running from the location where they heard gunshots. Mr. Thomas did not see the third individual with them while they were running.
Mr. Thomas advised that he spoke with Mehki and Dalonte both students advised him that they were not the intended targets and that the incident involving Davon and the individual they were with had nothing to do with the shooting. Dalonte and Mekhi are both from Ivy City and Davon is from Choppa city and they do not have any beef with Choppa City and that incident was only between the individual that was with them and Davon. Dalonte and Mekhi advised that they have seen the shooter but either didn’t know or would not give his name.
Mr. Thomas advised that the schools cameras at the school did not capture the location where the shooting occurred.
Detectives Napper and Abdalla interviewed both Dalonte Jenkins and Mekhi Hutchinson. Both individuals advised that they were near the location when the shooting happen but they were not the intended targets. Both advised that the target of the shooting was a person named “Bo” who is from Choppa City. Both Mekhi and Dalonte advised that they did not know who the shooter was and only heard the gunshots.
Davon Watts did not report to school and was unable to be interviewed.