Overview
- Larry James Simpson was ordered held without bond Monday after prosecutors detailed Friday’s multi-location rampage that left several people wounded and at least 16 listed as victims.
- Investigators say it began on Pierce Avenue, where shots shattered a 64-year-old driver’s window and injured him with glass, then continued after a crash near 67th Avenue and Patterson Road with more gunfire.
- An off-duty county officer followed after a Kenilworth Avenue carjacking, and police say the pursuit ended on Edmonston Road when Simpson fired at the officer and U.S. Park Police before his arrest.
- Police recovered an AR-15-style rifle during the arrest, according to FOX 5 DC.
- He faces 66 counts that include many attempted murder charges, and a preliminary hearing is set for June 15 as prosecutors review why he was freed in 2023 after decades in prison for a 1987 murder.