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Police arrest suspect in killing of construction worker shot while directing traffic
Public Safety
Police arrest suspect in killing of construction worker shot while directing traffic
By Peter Hermann, Reporter covering crime, specifically the D.C. police department
April 30 at 4:09 PM
Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in last month’s death of a construction worker who was shot while directing traffic at a road repaving site in Southeast Washington. ... Terrance Barnes, 29, of Southeast, was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the April 17 shooting in the 5100 block of Southern Avenue SE.
The victim, Barry Holmes, 57, lived in Landover and worked for Capitol Paving, based in Northeast Washington. His sister said he was shot while arguing with a man he had refused to let cross the road because of construction activity. It happened about 4:30 p.m.
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham would not comment on the motive but said in an interview that “it seems like it was a completely unnecessary loss of life.”
Barnes is expected to make an initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday, when additional information about the case would be made public.
Peter Hermann covers crime for The Washington Post. He previously worked for the Baltimore Sun for 22 years, covering a Baltimore suburb and then the Baltimore Police Department. Follow https://twitter.com/phscoop
Police arrest suspect in killing of construction worker shot while directing traffic
By Peter Hermann, Reporter covering crime, specifically the D.C. police department
April 30 at 4:09 PM
Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in last month’s death of a construction worker who was shot while directing traffic at a road repaving site in Southeast Washington. ... Terrance Barnes, 29, of Southeast, was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the April 17 shooting in the 5100 block of Southern Avenue SE.
The victim, Barry Holmes, 57, lived in Landover and worked for Capitol Paving, based in Northeast Washington. His sister said he was shot while arguing with a man he had refused to let cross the road because of construction activity. It happened about 4:30 p.m.
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham would not comment on the motive but said in an interview that “it seems like it was a completely unnecessary loss of life.”
Barnes is expected to make an initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday, when additional information about the case would be made public.
Peter Hermann covers crime for The Washington Post. He previously worked for the Baltimore Sun for 22 years, covering a Baltimore suburb and then the Baltimore Police Department. Follow https://twitter.com/phscoop
