Five members of the Avenue Crew, also known as the 1080 Clickas or Simple City, have been sentenced for their involvement in a homicide and multiple shootings that occurred in Washington, D.C., during 2020 and 2021. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
DaJuan Jones, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for his role in the April 2020 killing of Brea Moon and assault with intent to kill while armed related to a May 2020 shooting on H Street Southeast. On September 3, 2025, Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced Jones to 23 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
Charles Hill, also 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for his part in Moon’s death and assault with intent to kill while armed for a June 2021 shooting on 34th Street Northwest. Hill received the same sentence as Jones: 23 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
Dominique Franks, Melvin Morris, and Nkobia Edwards were each convicted of assault with intent to kill while armed stemming from the June 2021 incident. Franks was sentenced to 13 years in prison; Morris received a sentence of 12 years; Edwards was given an eleven-year term. Each will serve five years under supervision after their release.
Government evidence presented at trial indicated that on April 7, 2020, Jones drove a stolen white vehicle with Hill as passenger into a BP gas station at Alabama Avenue SE before following another car carrying Brea Moon. The white vehicle then pulled alongside Moon’s car and its occupants fired multiple shots into it; one shot struck Moon in the head and killed her.
On May 2, 2020, evidence showed Jones rode in a silver car toward H Street Southeast where he exited and fired several gunshots at people gathered outside a residence. Two individuals were wounded before Jones left the scene.
For the June 17, 2021 shooting near John Eaton Elementary School—then under renovation—Hill, Franks, Edwards, and Morris used a stolen Dodge Charger. After stopping on the block they exited the car brandishing firearms and fired several shots at an individual standing nearby who suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing these sentences.
“In announcing the sentences,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith together, “U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also expressed appreciation for the assistance provided by the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.”
“Finally,” they added jointly: “they commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gauri Gopal, Julia Cosans, Sarah Folse, Yasmin Emrani, and Daniel Bromwich who investigated and prosecuted the case along with former Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gregory Kimak and Alec Levy.”
