Classmate Murdered in DC

[Senusret I]

Greetings,

Just wanted to announce the passing of David "Pep" Moncrief, a high school classmate who was murdered outside of a DC nightclub this weekend.

There are no news stories about this and there most likely won't be any.

Please pray for his family and loved ones in their time of need.

[EtaPhiZTA]

My condolences go out to his family and friends.

[KillarneyRose]

I'm sorry to hear about your classmate, Senruset. What a horrible waste.

[damasa]

I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your friend.

[Dionysus]

I'm sorry, brother. :(

[Mz Destiny]

There is an all-female group out of DC named "Remnant." I believe one of their member's last name is Moncrief. Do you know if they are related?

So sad to hear...much prayers go out to the greiving...

[Rudey]

I'm sorry. The world doesn't seem to let up ever does it.

-Rudey

[CrimsonTide4]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Keep us posted on details of the murder.

[swissmiss04]

I am sorry to hear this. My condolences to all his family and friends.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

I am sorry for your loss. What a tragic waste. :(

[PhiPsiRuss]

I'm sorry. :(

[DeltAlum]

I'm sorry for your loss. I know what a shock it is when murder strikes close to you.

[Tom Earp]

What can one say but:(

Wow, So Sorry for The Lose.:confused:

senurseret, My deepest condolences!

[CatStarESP4]

I am sorry to hear about your classmate.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

[lifesaver]

Damn.

Sorry for your loss.

[valkyrie]

I'm so sorry. :(

[Senusret I]

By Jamie Stockwell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 22, 2004; Page B04

A Northwest Washington man was fatally shot on the dance floor of a Prince George's County nightclub early Sunday after bumping into another patron, authorities said.

David Moncrieffe, 24, died at Prince George's Hospital Center after the 3 a.m. shooting in the Crossroads Entertainment Complex in the 4100 block of Baltimore Avenue in Bladensburg, said Cpl. Diane Richardson, a county police spokeswoman.

She said the shooting was "apparently unprovoked" and occurred after Moncrieffe apologized to the man he had bumped into. Richardson said no suspects have been identified and that the shooter was an African American man in his twenties, about 5-foot-9, with short hair, who wore a Philadelphia 76ers basketball jersey with the number "5" on it.

Security at the club is known among patrons as "tight," said regular customer Erica Harvey, 22, a friend of Moncrieffe's. She said each person is "searched from head to toe" before being allowed inside. Kiyo Oden, general counsel for Crossroads, said the club's management is "cooperating fully with police to see how [the shooting] happened and to ensure it doesn't happen again."

Even more troubling is that of about 500 people in the club at the time of the shooting, only one person has emerged as a witness, said Det. Troy Hardy, the lead investigator.

"How can a man get gunned down in a crowded club and either no one sees a thing or sticks around to say what they've seen?" Hardy asked.

Moncrieffe, of the 400 block of Delafield Place NW, was a regular patron of the club, known for its Caribbean and reggae music, his mother, Geraldine Williams, said yesterday.

"He went to that club almost every weekend, and he never got into any trouble," she said. "He was excited to be there Saturday because he was with his brother, who is a father, and they were there to celebrate Father's Day."

Instead, Moncrieffe's brother witnessed his sibling's homicide.

"He was just such a good man and I don't know why anyone would want to do this to him," Williams, 46, said between sobs in a telephone interview yesterday. "I'm just like, 'Oh my God. I can't believe this is happening.' I'm so messed up right now."

Williams said her son recently received a communications degree from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pa., and was working with mentally and physically disabled children at Children's Hospital. He was proud of the work he was doing, she said, adding that he also served as a youth mentor at a District Boys & Girls Club.

He was a linebacker on his college's football team and a top player at Calvin Coolidge High School, from which he graduated in 1998. I thought he graduated in '97?His high school jersey, number 48, still hangs in her living room, Williams said.

"Can't nobody replace him," she said.

© 2004 The Washington Post Company

[Senusret I]

Thanks everybody.

MzDestiny - I see now that David's last name was spelled Moncrieffe. I don't know if he has a connection to Remnant or not.

[mmcat]

how terribly sad...
thoughts and prayers with the family and you

[ZTAngel]

That is so sad. :( My condolences.

[pixell]

I'm so sorry for your loss! It sounds like he was a great guy. I hope more witnesses come forth.

[honeychile]

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend - please accept my sympathy.

[ISUKappa]

I'm so sorry.

[Lady Pi Phi]

I am so sorry.

It sickens me that you can't leave your house without worrying who you're going to offend and if you accidently do offened someone worrying you're going to get shot at.

My mother's co-workers son was shot a few months ago because he happened to be chatting to a girl. This girls EX-boyfriend got pissed and shot him point blank range in the stomach outside a club.
He's slowly getting better, but he's still in critical condition in the hospital and will likely be there for the next 6 months.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss.

[decadence]

How awful. :(
I'm so sorry for your loss.

[BirthaBlue4]

That's messed up sands....and all because he bumped somebody, that's stupid as hell.

[GeekyPenguin]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope they catch the guy. :(

[mu_agd]

i'm so sorry to hear about this. my thoughts are with you.

[moe.ron]

Sorry about your loss.

I'm dissapointed that of the 500 partygoers in the club, only one has come forward. Very dissapointed.

[Senusret I]

Thanks for the kind thoughts, everyone. They are greatly appreciated!

[KellyB369]

I am so sorry for your loss! I will keep you and his family and friends in my prayers and will also be praying that more people come forward to tell what they saw and that they will catch the psycho.

[Optimist Prime]

I'm sorry to hear about that.

[Xylochick216]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss :( You are in my prayers