Man charged in fatal E Street shooting after July gunfire left one dead
Washington, DC — A 40-year-old man has been charged in the deadly shooting of Lawrence Meekins, who was gunned down in the early morning hours on E Street Southeast this summer, police confirmed Tuesday.
The fatal incident happened on Tuesday, July 1, just after 2 a.m., when officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1800 block of E Street, Southeast. On arrival, police found Meekins, 50, of Northwest, D.C., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite emergency life-saving efforts from DC Fire and EMS, Meekins was pronounced dead at the scene…