DC Police say a suspect is in custody for a homicide that happened Friday after turning himself in.
Donta T. Leonard, 23, of Southeast Washington is being charged with second-degree murder. According to authorities, officers responded to a report of an assault in the 1100 block of Stevens Road SE around 8:30 pm, Friday night. When they arrived on the scene the victim, William Lee Boney, Jr., 20, also of Southeast, was lying on the ground.
Police say he was suffering from injuries caused by blunt force trauma. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have not released any further information involving this case.
-Lynee Coan, GT NEWS
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For those who wish to pay their last respects to William Boney his funeral service arrangements have been altered and can be found below:
The Wake
Thursday, July 2ND, 2009
7pm
Funeral Service
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
10 AM
Location
Bethlehem Baptist Church
2458 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Washington, DC
*Both the wake and funeral service will be head at this location.
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GT NEWS and the rest of the GT Family extends our deepest sympathies to the Boney family and friends.
R.I.P. William Boney, Jr.
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