Two men have been convicted in the 2008 shooting death of a rival gang leader in Northeast D.C.
A jury found Deandre Rogers, 20, and Deon T. Jenkins, 26, guilty in the April 14, 2008, slaying of 29-year-old William Foster, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.
Foster, a leader of the Todd Place Crew, was gunned down while sitting in rush hour traffic at the intersection of North Capitol and R streets.
Prosecutors said he had been in the area “mugging” members of the rival T Street/Yellow Brick Road Crew. Jenkins, a T Street leader, saw Foster and ordered Rogers to kill him.
Rogers fired a Glock .45 semi-automatic pistol 12 times into the driver’s side door of Foster’s vehicle, fatally wounding him.
Rogers and Jenkins were convicted of first-degree murder while armed and related offenses. The jury acquitted a third man, Austin Hall, who was alleged to have been the getaway driver in the killing.
“Gang violence continues to be a significant problem in this city,” U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ronald Machen said in a statement. He said the two convictions “send the powerful message that gang violence will not be tolerated.”
Foster’s murder led to a rash of gang violence in Northeast D.C. in the spring and summer of 2008, forcing police to beef up patrols in the area. Four men were convicted last year on charges related to the violence.
