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3 killed in DC shootings as violence erupts overnight
WASHINGTON - Three people, including a teenager, were killed, and several others were wounded when gun violence erupted overnight in the nation’s capital within the span of just a few hours. The deadly night began just after 10:45 p.m. Wednesday near Bruce Place and Ainger Place in southeast Washington....
Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County
Delaware State Police arrested Zion Adeduwon, 22, of Bowie, Maryland, and Bryce Jenifer, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on drug charges and resisting arrest following a pursuit that took place […] The post Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Prince George's Co. police seeking to identify car in fatal Laurel hit-and-run
LAUREL, Md. (7News) — Prince George’s County police are seeking to identify a car in connection with a hit-and-run in Laurel, Md. that left a man dead on April 21. Officers responded to the 9000 block of Contee Road around 8:10 p.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian.
Honor roll student fighting for his life after Oxon Hill shooting, mom says
A mother is devastated after she says her 16-year-old son is fighting for his life in a hospital in Prince George’s County. He was shot in the head this past Monday in Oxon Hill. He's an eleventh-grade honor roll student at Archbishop Carrol High School” in D.C. FOX 5's Shomari Stone spoke to his mom who says he's in critical condition in intensive care at a level II trauma center.
Maryland city makes Money’s 2024 list of '50 best places to live in US'
FREDERICK, Md. - A Maryland city has made Money’s 2024 list of the 50 best places to live in the U.S. Frederick, the historic western Maryland town that often found itself in the middle of decisive moments in American history, was grouped in the "New Boomtowns" section of the list by Money editors.
Suspects tried to carjack person delivering food in DC, police say
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was looking for three suspects accused of carjacking a food delivery worker on Wednesday. MPD said that around 11:50 p.m., the victim was delivering food in the 1100 block of 4th St. SW. While he was returning to his car, the suspects approached him. One […]
DC Police Union: DC police officer hit by car, hospitalized
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was hurt after a car struck the officer Thursday morning, the D.C. Police Union confirmed. The crash happened around 8 a.m. on M Street between New Jersey Avenue and 5th Street SE. In a post on X, the D.C. Police Union said one of […]
Washington D.C. Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegal Firearm, Drug Dealing Near School
Washington D.C. man, DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, 37, is back behind bars, sentenced to a three-year stint for crimes involving an illegal firearm and crack cocaine dealing near a school. Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg slapped McNeil with a 36-month prison term, followed by six years under the watchful eye of supervised release, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
‘Hitting Someone With a Fist and Hitting Someone With a Gun Are Two Very Different Things,’ Says Judge
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A defendant charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly “pistol whipping” two victims was denied release in an April 25 hearing. Alonte Miller, 21, is accused in a shooting that...
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