DC DC- Denna Fredericka Campbell, 24, DC Police officer, fatally shot @ home, Montgomery County, 16 Sep, 1995, *Suspect arrested, news conference today*

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August 5, 2025

Suspect arrested for 1995 cold-case shooting of 24-year-old DC Police officer Denna Campbell

Denna Fredericka Campbell was just 24 and already a four-year veteran of the MPD when she was killed in 1995.

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''WASHINGTON — Thirty years after a DC Police officer was shot and killed inside her Silver Spring apartment, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced Tuesday that they arrested a suspect as part of the 1995 cold case investigation.
A Metropolitan Police Department officer with an already established record in the department's Seventh District, 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell was a four-year veteran of the force. Campbell had made a name for herself as an officer, patrolling the Southeast D.C. neighborhoods where she had been raised. ''

''Montgomery County officers are expected to give more information at their department's Gaithersburg headquarters on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.''

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Montgomery Co. Police arrest boyfriend for 1995 killing of off-duty DC police officer

Montgomery County Police and Metropolitan Police will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce an arrest in the cold case murder of MPD Officer Denna Campbell, which happened in 1995. (Picture courtesy of Montgomery County Police Department)

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''For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Montgomery County Maryland

''Gaithersburg, MD - A Laurel man is in custody, nearly 30 years after a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer was found shot to death in the White Oak apartment they shared.

62-year-old Amir Jalil Ali was arrested on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, by Montgomery County Task Force Officers assigned to the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Laurel, MD.

He is charged in connection with the 1995 death of 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Division – Homicide and Cold Case Sections have continued to investigate the case since Campbell was found dead in the 1500 block of Heather Hollow Circle on Saturday, September 16, 1995. Campbell had been shot five times.

At the time of her death, Campbell was a four-year veteran of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, assigned to the 7th District. Campbell’s department-issued handgun was missing from the apartment and has not been located.''

“Our detectives showed true grit and determination, never giving up as they continued to re-examine evidence and follow leads as they emerged,” said Chief Marc Yamada of the Montgomery County Department of Police. “This arrest represents significant progress in a long-standing investigation, and we hope that it brings some measure of closure to Officer Campbell’s family, friends, and fellow officers who have waited three decades for justice.”
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“This arrest is a powerful reminder that Officer Campbell’s life and service have not been forgotten, and it speaks volume to the dedication and persistence of the investigators working this case,” said MPD Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith. “My thoughts and prayers are with Officer Campbell’s family and friends, and I hope today’s news can provide healing.”

Amir Jalil Ali is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit pending a bond hearing.''

 

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Boyfriend charged with killing police officer in their Maryland home nearly 30 years ago

A man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years ago was the officer's live-in boyfriend and had blamed her 1995 killing on a burglary, police officials said Wednesday. Amir Jalil Ali, who was arrested Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge...

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''Officers who worked with Campbell told police detectives that she was afraid of her boyfriend and had been sleeping with her department-issued weapon under her pillow, the report says. Campbell said she planned to leave Ali, adding, “If I don't show up for work Saturday, you'll know he killed me and buried me somewhere,” one of those colleagues told investigators.

Detectives didn't find any evidence of a burglary at Campbell's apartment and believe she was shot with her own gun, according to the report. Based on DNA evidence, investigators believe Ali was bleeding after an altercation with Campbell.''

 

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Aug 6, 2025 #WJLA #DCNews #7NewsDC
The Montgomery County Police Department hosted a media conference on Wednesday, Aug 6, after a suspect in the 1995 killing of Denna Fredericka Campbell, an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, was arrested after nearly 30 years.

 

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Ali, who was named Kenneth Burnell Wonsom at the time, allegedly called police and claimed there had been a burglary and that his girlfriend had been shot. He told police he had left the apartment at around 3 a.m. that morning and found her unresponsive when he returned, according to police. Campbell's service weapon has never been found.

Citing a police report, the Associated Press reported that Campbell had told colleagues she feared her boyfriend and slept with her department-issued gun under her pillow. “If I don’t show up for work Saturday, you’ll know he killed me and buried me somewhere,” she reportedly told one of her colleagues, according to the AP

Murdered D.C. Cop Said She Feared Her Boyfriend. 30 Years Later He's Charged

The boyfriend of D.C. police officer Denna Campbell was arrested in connection with her 1995 murder.

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