DC man charged in murder of girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter

A man has been arrested and charged in the September killing of his girlfriend s -year-old daughter according to D C police D C police noted that -year-old Journee Moore of Upper Marlboro Maryland died on Sept shortly before p m when police responded to a review of a child in cardiac arrest DC crime news Mother of -year-old killed in Langley Park shooting identifies defendant DC man charged in Tesla vandalism matter dead injured in triple shooting in Petworth According to court documents obtained by WTOP responding officers commented that when they arrived Journee was unconscious and unresponsive in the lobby area of the Sedgwick Gardens Apartment building with her mother and her mother s boyfriend Wayne Blake of Northwest D C Police declared Blake was attempting to perform CPR on Journee when they got there The girl was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead around p m police disclosed in a news release According to court documents Blake stated police he and Journee s mother stepped out of the bedroom for like - minutes and when he came back to check on Journee she was balled up on the floor He announced that s when he started performing CPR because she was limp according to the documents Blake recounted police that Journee s mother sought to call for an ambulance but he did not When they arrived at the hospital police stated Blake suggested that Journee suffocated on a pillow On Sept the Office of the Chief Therapeutic Examiner for D C determined the child suffered multiple blunt force injuries including rib skull and face fractures as well as brain bleeding and a liver laceration at various stages of healing Her death was ruled a homicide On Thursday Blake was arrested and charged with first-degree murder felony murder and cruelty to children D C police mentioned that the investigated revealed that the girl s death was domestic in nature Source