WASHINGTON — A 49-year-old Maryland woman is the latest person arrested in connection to a triple fatal shooting in Northwest D.C. over Labor Day weekend. Toyia Johnson, of Rockville, was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of accessory after the fact.
According to D.C. Police, the shooting happened just after 7:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Longfellow Street, Northwest on Saturday, September 4.
When officers arrived, they found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds. Three men were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Two additional men and a woman died before officers could reach them.
Police have identified the people who died in the shooting at 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.
DC Police previously arrested 27-year-old Erwin Dubrose, Jr. and 24-year-old Kamar Queen on Oct. 13, more than a month after the deadly shooting. Both have been charged with First-Degree Murder while Armed.
A family friend of Braxton's said he has a three-year-old daughter and that his younger brother was one of the three injured victims -- nursing a leg wound.
Multiple friends and neighbors of Dyson's said she has two kids.
Police arrested 27-year-old Erwin Dubrose, Jr. and 24-year-old Kamar Queen on October 13, more than a month after the deadly shooting. Both have been charged with First-Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).
The motive for the shooting remains unknown. The case remains under investigation.
DC Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000, per victim, to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the persons or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.