A Washington, D.C. jury found a man guilty of killing two people, a mother and daughter, on July 24. A Superior Court judge sentenced the killer to 68 years in prison on October 18.
The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, announced that a D.C. Superior Court jury found Keanan Turner guilty of two counts of first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, attempted first-degree murder of a minor, second-degree cruelty to children, arson, and destruction of property earlier this summer. He was also found guilty of four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license.
The 35-year-old Turner of Clinton, Maryland, was sentenced to 68 years in prison by Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Turner was convicted for the 2021 murders of Wanda Wright and Ebony Wright, as well as for the shooting of a third victim, the attempted murder of an infant, and setting fire to their apartment.