Keith L. Alexander

Washington, D.C.

Covers crime and courts, specifically D.C. Superior Court cases

Education: Howard University, journalism major

Keith L. Alexander covers crime, specifically D.C. Superior Court cases, for The Washington Post. Alexander has covered dozens of crime stories, including that of Banita Jacks, a Washington woman charged with killing her four daughters, and the murder trial in the death of slain federal intern Chandra Levy. In 2016, Alexander was part of the team of Washington Post reporters who won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a year-long investigation into fatal police shootings called "Fatal Force." Before covering crime, Alexander covered the airline industry and business travel for The P
Latest from Keith L. Alexander

Police arrest man they say tossed gun that went off, killing D.C. officer

Tyrell L. Bailey, 27, has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and two other weapons counts.

September 5, 2024
Wayne David, 51, was fatally wounded last week.

Trial begins for teen girls charged in fatal beating of Reggie Brown

A D.C. prosecutor said the five teens charged in the fatal beating and stomping of Reginald Brown were on Georgia Avenue “looking for a victim.”

September 5, 2024
Annie Mae Brown Mouton, mother of Reginald “Reggie” Brown, holds his funeral program at her home in D.C. in August.

Jury convicts last people charged in the fatal shooting of Makiyah Wilson

Jury convicts final three defendants charged with crimes in the 2018 fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson.

September 3, 2024
Makiyah Wilson, a 10-year-old, was shot and killed in Northeast Washington in 2018.

When 5 teen girls allegedly beat her son to death, she kept his casket open

The family of Reginald “Reggie” Brown seeks justice for his October 2023 death as trial for two of the five teen girls charged in his fatal beating begins.

September 2, 2024
Annie Mae Brown Mouton, 90, holds a photo of her son Reginald “Reggie” Brown, who was beaten to death last year in the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW. He was 64 at the time. (Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post)

D.C. police officer receives probation in sexual assault of colleague

Pearce Then’s victim, a fellow D.C. police officer, said Friday that his actions damaged her ability to feel safe, and changed how she navigates her days.

August 31, 2024
The Washington, D.C. Superior Court House.

Bank robber turned Georgetown professor pleads not guilty to new charges

Prosecutors tried to take Shon Hopwood to trial in June on charges that he assaulted his wife. She declined to testify. Now, prosecutors have added new charges.

August 26, 2024
Shon Hopwood, who served time in prison for bank robbery, joined the faculty at Georgetown University Law School in 2017.

First of 5 teen girls charged in fatal attack of D.C. man pleads guilty

One of five teen girls charged in the fatal attack of a D.C. man has pleaded guilty, while the others await trial.

August 20, 2024
Reginald “Reggie” Brown, in an undated family photograph.

FBI arrests D.C. Council member Trayon White

The nature of the allegations against White, a Democrat representing Ward 8, were not immediately clear. The FBI declined to comment.

August 18, 2024
Ward 8 council member Trayon White.

Jury convicts D.C. man of manslaughter in death of unarmed 13-year-old

A jury acquitted Jason Lewis on a second-degree murder charge in the Jan. 7, 2023, fatal shooting of Karon Blake.

August 16, 2024
Jason Lewis leaves the Moultrie Courthouse after his trial appearance in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 7.

Man charged with killing unarmed 13-year-old says he feared for his life

Jason Lewis made his first public remarks about the killing of 13-year-old Karon Blake when he took the stand in D.C. Superior Court.

August 14, 2024
A funeral flyer for Karon Blake, 13. Karon was fatally shot on Jan. 7, 2023, by a man who told police he saw the teenager breaking into cars.