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The judge found there wasn’t enough evidence to proceed in the case against Cotey Wynn.

D.C. judge dismisses murder charge against violence interrupter Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post Feb. 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Cotey Wynn in March at the Cure the Streets office.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson. A D.C. judge Monday dismissed a murder charge against an anti-violence counselor in the District who had been accused in a 2017 fatal shooting, concluding authorities did not have enough evidence linking him to the crime, according to court officials and the man's defense attorney. Following a preliminary hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson ordere...

  Image of Cotey Wynn delivering resources to District residents during COVID-19 (Ward 5, Trinidad, NAARC). A.G. D.C. Ex-Con Hired by D.C. as Violence Interrupter Arrested, Charged with Murder. In a curious twist, a “reformed” criminal hired by the District of Columbia’s chief legal officer to help curb violence has been arrested and charged with murder. The case involves a taxpayer-funded public safety program known as Cure the Streets launched by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine to reduce gun violence by treating it as a disease that can be interrupted and stopped from spreading...