Overview
- Prosecutors in Washington upgraded the case to first-degree murder while armed on Thursday, and a judge ordered Hakeem Jones held without bond.
- The 2-year-old boy, whose disappearance led to an Amber Alert, was found safe late Wednesday morning in a nearby apartment where police arrested Jones and questioned another man.
- Jamillah Gales, 25, was shot Tuesday night in an alley in the 600 block of Kenyon Street NW, and medics could not save her at the scene.
- Investigators say surveillance video showed Jones and Gales together hours before the shooting, and witnesses reported an argument before the gunfire.
- Police say Jones left prison less than two months ago after a prior gun possession conviction, and they have not identified a motive as the child has since been reunited with relatives.