Jury Finds Man Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Shooting, Stabbing, and Beating Man in Capitol Hill

            WASHINGTON – On November 21, 2025, a Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts for Julius Worthy, 42, on charges of second-degree murder, assault with intent to kill, and related offenses stemming from the homicide of Orlando Galloway and the attack of Shaquia Lewis on April 2, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

            The Honorable Jason Park scheduled sentencing for January 30, 2026. Worthy faces a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison for the crimes.

            In April of 2023, Worthy lived with Galloway in a one-bedroom apartment in the Capitol Hill area. The evening of the homicide, Worthy returned home and began arguing with Galloway over $20. As Galloway pleaded with Worthy that he would pay him the money, Worthy pulled out a firearm and shot eight times into the apartment, six of which struck Galloway.  Worthy then grabbed a kitchen knife from the dishrack and stabbed Galloway five times in the neck.  Worthy beat Galloway in the face repeatedly with the firearm, causing a piece of the frame to break off.  Worthy then turned to Lewis and stabbed her multiple times while strangling her, causing her to lose consciousness. 

            Worthy remained in the apartment for over an hour with Galloway’s body and Lewis, calling multiple people on his phone to ask for help “cleaning up this mess,” adding that he was “killing two people.”  When Lewis tried to escape through the front door, Worthy attacked her again, stabbing her with a pair of scissors.  A neighbor across the street heard Lewis screaming, saw Worthy attacking Lewis, and called 911.  Officers arrived shortly thereafter, and Worthy fled out the back door. During the investigation, law enforcement discovered that Worthy texted multiple individuals in the hours after the homicide, including stating, “I killed two people.”  

            Law enforcement arrested Worthy the following day, April 3, 2023, and he remained in custody since.

            Joining in the announcement was Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.

            The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch investigated the case.

            Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Lawrence and Molly Smith prosecuted the case.