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Washington and Karl Jordan charged, officials sayDJ and musician was shot at his studio in Queens, New YorkNearly two decades after the slaying of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, federal prosecutors said Monday they have solved one of
New York City’s most enduring mysteries, charging two men from his neighborhood with murder.
The suspects were identified in court papers as Ronald Washington, 56, who is currently serving a federal
prison sentence stemming from a string of robberies while on the run from
police after Jay’s 2002 death, and Karl Jordan Jr, 36, who is also charged with engaging in a cocaine distribution conspiracy in 2017.