jonathon adams was a high school student, and derrick ward is live at d.c.'s violent crimes division southwest with more of what we are learning about his life and death, derrick. >> well, both of the crimes are under investigation, and there is a sad and tenuous connection, but nonetheless, sad connection between the two murders and they happen to be the 20th, and the 21st homicide in the district sor f so far this year. police say that it was a report to the man down in halley terrace in the southeast. when they got there they found 17-year-old jonathon adams who had been stabbed in the throat. they stayed there until the early morning. and then residents reported the scuffle in a nearby building, and the victim went into the street, and collapsed. >> it does not make any sense. if you read the papers or watch the tv, someone is dying. >> and they also say that takia dickerson was shot on 3600 jay street northeast. >> well, it is pathetic how people don't care for one another, and it is time for us to get together. >> and ironically the two victims attended

but three hours earlier jonathon adams was stabbed. derrick is digging up more e details of the incidents, and we will have more at 5:00. >>> with those two murders we are learning a troubling trend. d.c. has seen a 75% spike in homicides this year when compared to the first two months of last year. 21 people have been killed in 2014. today, d.c. police chief cathy lanier told an oversight council that two factors are driving the trend, and the first is the turf related gang war murders and the second is more troubling to the chief. >> domestic violence is once again a big problem for us. we have had success in drive down domestic violence for two years in a row, but for the last two years, we are seeing an increase, and so an increase in domestic homicide. >> and the police chief says they are close to making an arrest in at least two of the murders. coming up at 5:00, we will have more on the spike of crimes that are on the rise in d.c. >>> and three people are facing charges in a vandalism spree that has damaged more than 100 cars i