DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman found probable cause and ordered a homicide defendant jailed on Nov. 18 based partly on her own statements that she committed the crime.
Shawnta Aiken, 51, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, 56-year-old Richard Walker, on Nov. 2, 2025, on the 3000 Block of P Street, SE.
The prosecution called a homicide detective, who testified that officers responded to the scene for a reported fatal shooting inside a single-family home. They found Walker lying on a mattress in the living room, fully clothed, covered from the neck down, and with multiple gunshot wounds. The defendant was identified and arrested at the scene…