On Sunday, October 25, 2026, at approximately 11:06 a.m., an assault with a weapon involving two residents took place at the DC Department of Corrections (DOC) Central Detention Facility.

DOC staff and medical personnel performed lifesaving measures; however, one of the individuals, Malik Williams (30), of Washington, DC, was pronounced deceased at the facility at approximately 11:31 a.m.

The decedent was committed to DOC custody on Kidnapping and National Firearms Act charges out of US District Court for the District of Columbia.

The DOC maintains a zero-tolerance policy for violence. This incident is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch and the DOC Office of Investigative Services.

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