- 6 Aug 2010, 2:45 am
- 3rd Street, 6800 block, East Riverdale, 20706
- Shot in a quadruple murder
- Dawn Yvette Brooks, 38
- Mwasiti Sikyala, 41
- Shakur Sylvester Sikyala, 4
- Shayla Shante Sikyala, 3
- Residence: 3rd Street, 6800 block, East Riverdale, 20706
- Sources:
- Police, 7 Aug 2010 (2823)
- Post, 6 Aug 2010 (Zapotosky); 7 Aug 2010 (Zapotosky, long).
- Riverdale Park Patch, 6 Aug 2010 (Nemeth & Dasgupta)
- 6 Aug 2010, (Nemeth & Dasgupta) "Olson Weighs In on Riverdale Area Murders".
- For later news see the page for Dawn Yvette Brooks, 38
- Obituary: Post, 12 Aug 2010 (Online for 90 days).
DAWN YVETTE BROOKS SHAKUR SLYVESTRE SIKYALA SHAYLA SHANTE SIKYALA On Friday, August 6, 2010, Dawn, 38; Shakur, 5 and Shayla, 3 of Riverdale, MD, were called home by God. They leave to cherish their memory, a loving and devoted family and a host of friends. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 10:55 a.m., Friday, August 13, to be followed by a Celebration of Life Service, 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1800 Hamlin St., N.E., Washington, DC. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bank of America, Acct # 446021835805. Services entrusted to HORTON & REESE.
- Arrests:
- Darrell Lynn Bellard, 43
- Charge: First degree murder
- Residence: Dickinson, Texas
- Tkeisha Nicole Gilmer, 18
- Charge: First degree murder
- Residence, Texas City, Texas
- Sources:
- Police, 7 Aug 2010 (2823)
- Riverdale Park Patch, 7 Aug 2010 (Dasgupta) "Two Arrests Made in East Riverdale Murders; The murders were drug related."
(Updated 31 Aug 2010)
