Keith L. Alexander

@keithlalexander

Crime/courts reporter for @WashingtonPost, co-winner of 2016 @PulitzerPrizes for ground-breaking, national investigation of fatal police shootings. #Bison! HU!!

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Joined May 2011

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Mar 4, 2020

Mr. #HervisRogers waited in lines 7 hours to vote. And yet he persisted. 👇🏽 #HervisRogers #SuperTuesdayResults

EEd Lavandera@edlavaCNN · Mar 4, 2020

The last voter at Texas Southern University has walked out of the voting booth. It took Hervis Rogers nearly 7 hours to vote tonight. #supertuesday2020

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Apr 5

NEW: Dozens of D.C. police officers targeted in sweeping pandemic fraud probe wapo.st/42xMrhJ

keithlalexander's tweet card. D.C. police and federal prosecutors are investigating at least two dozen police officers who may have inappropriately pocketed federal pandemic relief dollars.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · 23 h

NEW: Former Secret Service agent gets probation, community service for assaulting hip-hop dancer on Metro. wapo.st/4m5Xu8M

keithlalexander's tweet card. Harold Christy said he believes he was defending himself and other passengers on a Metro train when he grabbed and shoved a busker who “smelled of marijuana.”

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jul 19

Former bank robber turned Georgetown Law professor found guilty of beating wife. "Shon Hopwood made his wife feel like she was worthless and crazy and placed her in an invisible cage to protect his image as the comeback kid," the federal prosecutor argued. wapo.st/3IRq9jv

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jul 18

Former bank robber turned Georgetown law professor, Shon Hopwood found guilty of assaulting wife and dissuading her from cooperating with authorities. Hopwood also previously advised President Trump on criminal justice reform. wapo.st/3IRq9jv

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jul 13

This week marks 7 years since 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson fatally shot after coming an ice cream truck. Nine people have been convicted in her death, the final two sentenced last week. wapo.st/3Io6OpZ

keithlalexander's tweet card. The last two of nine people convicted in the 2018 fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson were sentenced last week to decades in prison.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jul 12

Such a heartbreaking story. Arrest warrant: Video shows man firing 6 shots, killing 3-year-old after toddler and family return from July Fourth cookouts. wapo.st/3IjkBOP

keithlalexander's tweet card. Charles Rucker was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Honesty Cheadle. He made his first appearance in D.C. Superior Court on Saturday.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jun 26

⁦@washingtonpost⁩ broke story about faulty air condition unit at D.C. youth detention facility on Tuesday. Judge on Thursday held court hearing and ordered senior executives from youth facility to appear. wapo.st/3TbXOGQ

keithlalexander's tweet card. A D.C. judge said she and other judges have received “many” petitions requesting early releases for detained youths at the center due to a lack of air conditioning.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jun 18

Mentally ill man unlikely to be prosecuted in stabbing of U.S. Senate aide wapo.st/3ZB7Epf

keithlalexander's tweet card. A D.C. judge ruled that the accused attacker, housed in a psychiatric hospital for the past two years, probably never will be deemed legally competent for trial.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jun 9

New: Bradley Bondi, brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, loses bid to lead D.C. Bar. wapo.st/4mUWvJY

keithlalexander's tweet card. The brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi lost his bid to become president of the D.C. Bar amid fears that President Donald Trump would gain influence over the group.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jun 9

D.C. youth, 16, ordered confined until age 21 in killing of disc jockey. The teen had 5 other assault, robbery cases as well. Such a heart-wrenching case. #dcyouth wapo.st/4mSdBbi

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Jun 9

A year-long investigation into the District's juvenile criminal justice system which too often leaves District residents, and even the youth charged in violent crimes, at risk.

LLisa Gartner@lisagartner · Jun 9

D.C. says that teens who commit serious and repeated crimes need rehabilitative services to avoid reoffending. But @ndungca @Jdharden @keithlalexander found that Mayor Bowser's administration too often doesn't deliver, leaving D.C. less safe for everyone washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 30

Released early in a previous murder case, D.C. man gets 60-year term for new killing eight months after his release. Prosecutors argued Darrell Moore killed Julius Hayes for allegedly spreading a rumor that Moore was in a gay relationship. wapo.st/43kjFBK

keithlalexander's tweet card. Darrell Moore was freed after 26 years under a D.C. law aimed giving people second chances — and eight months later, he fatally shot a man, a jury concluded.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 22

D.C. teens who fled Penn. youth detention had convictions for violent crimes. One convicted in fatal shooting of another teen and the shooting of ⁦@Commanders⁩ player, a second teen convicted of robbery and a 15 yr old who is still sought,for assault wapo.st/4dtrPeg

keithlalexander's tweet card. The three youths allegedly took part in a shooting after their escape. One had been confined for a homicide and for wounding a Washington Commanders player.

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Meagan Flynn@Meagan_Flynn · May 15

Bowser responds to residents asking if DC government is doing enough to address fears about ICE crackdowns. washingtonpost.com/food/2025/05/1…

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 12

Youth,16, pleads guilty in juvenile court to fatally beating D.C. disc jockey wapo.st/437jzvW

keithlalexander's tweet card. Authorities say the 16-year-old and a teenage companion attacked the man during a spate of street robberies last fall; the victim died after weeks in a coma.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 12

Attorney general’s brother vies to lead D.C. Bar, upending contest for the nation's third largest, state Bar organization. wapo.st/4jNRVuR

keithlalexander's tweet card. D.C. bar elections have drawn triple the turnout of a typical cycle with weeks left to vote, animated by the candidacies of two lawyers connected to Trump appointees.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 3

He burned alive on his 10th birthday. The landlord is going to prison. wapo.st/4d45u72

$keithlalexander's tweet card. A judge repeatedly criticized D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, which was alerted of the landlord’s infractions but never followed up.$

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · May 1

Exclusive: Rayful Edmond III died of cardiovascular disease, Florida coroner finds wapo.st/3SdSuSz

keithlalexander's tweet card. Ex-D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III, 60, died suddenly in December, within a year of his planned release from custody.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Apr 7

NEW: Ed Martin’s new federal gun charge plan has 18 cases. All are Black men. wapo.st/4cr9yxU

keithlalexander's tweet card. The interim U.S. attorney’s “Make D.C. Safe Again” initiative has sparked concerns from residents and defense lawyers of a return to targeted enforcement.

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Keith L. Alexander@keithlalexander · Apr 5

He was dancing on the Metro. A former Secret Service agent assaulted him. wapo.st/3FPOhBF

keithlalexander's tweet card. Harold Christy was convicted of assaulting a panhandling dancer on the Green Line Metro train in July. Christy, a fraud investigator, faces 180 days in jail.

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