Officer questioned about Levy crime scene
U.S. Park Police lieutenant was asked Thursday afternoon about Chandra Levy’s remains and other evidence at the crime scene after her skull was spotted by a man walking his dog in Rock Creek Park in May 2002. Lt. Dennis Bosak was the first officer on the scene. Both U.S. Attorney Amanda Haines and defense attorney Santha Sonenberg questioned Bosak on whether the evidence there was disturbed by investigators. Bosak said the only item that was moved was Levy’s skull, which he touched with his police baton to examine it.
Investigators say Ingmar Guandique raped and killed Levy while she was jogging in Rock Creek Park on May 1, 2000. Guandique is on trial in D.C. Superior Court, charged with Levy’s murder.
D.C. teen guilty in shooting
A 19-year-old from D.C. was convicted Thursday for his role in a shooting at an Independence Day block party that left five people wounded. A jury found Derrick Phillips guilty of shooting another young man at a party on the 600 block of 46th Place SE shortly after midnight on July 5, 2009. He and the man had an argument earlier in the evening.
Other party guests reacted by firing at Phillips and he shot back. More than 29 shots were fired, leaving an additional four people wounded, including a 9-year-old girl.
Chapel fire ruled accidental
Investigators have determined that the cause of the fire that heavily damaged an Alexandria chapel was accidental, according to the Alexandria Fire Department.
The blaze broke out Oct. 22 at the 129-year-old Immanuel Chapel at the Virginia Theological Seminary. The fire started near a trash can in the sacristy of the chapel and was accidental, said Robert Rodriguez, chief fire marshal. The Episcopal church sustained $2.5 million in damage, the fire department said.
No one was injured in the fire.
– Kristen Byrne and Emily Babay
