DC Man Charged With Hate Crime Murder Of Transgender Woman

Edgar Arrington, 38, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed, with a hate crime enhancement, for the killing of transgender woman Daquane "Dream" Johnson in Northeast Washington, D.C. on July 5, 2025. Prosecutors allege Arrington, a stranger to Johnson, verbally harassed her with slurs regarding her gender identity before fatally shooting her multiple times on the sidewalk. Initially, the Metropolitan Police Department did not investigate the incident as a hate crime, but the U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, later announced the hate crime enhancement based on Johnson's gender identity. Surveillance footage and witness testimonies support the charges, and Arrington was apprehended in North Carolina on September 17. He appeared in court, where probable cause was found, and he was ordered held without bond pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 7. The case remains under investigation by local authorities.