D.C. 房东因房客死在一处易燃的非法客房中被判犯有谋杀罪。 D.C. landlord convicted of murder for tenants' deaths in a fire-prone illegal rooming house.

James G. Walker, 华盛顿特区房东,因在2019年火灾中两名房客死亡被判二级谋杀罪。 James G. Walker, a D.C. landlord, was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of two tenants in a 2019 fire. 受害者Fitsum Kebede和10岁的Yafet Solomen死在一座建筑中。 Walker是一座非法的客房,多次违反消防安全,包括没有烟雾警报和阻断逃生通道。 The victims, Fitsum Kebede and 10-year-old Yafet Solomen, died in a building Walker operated as an illegal rooming house with multiple fire safety violations, including no smoke alarms and blocked escape routes. 尽管事先发出了警告,但Walker没有处理危险条件问题。 Despite prior warnings, Walker did not address the hazardous conditions.