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Fatal crash on Indian Head Highway: woman killed, two injured
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. - A multi-vehicle accident on Route 210 at Fort Washington Road resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries on Friday evening, according to Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services. The crash, which occurred around 6:15 p.m., left several individuals trapped in their vehicles. Emergency...
DC Crime Spree: 11 Shot, 2 Dead in Less Than 24 Hours (Video)
In less than 24 hours, Washington, D.C. experienced a significant crime spree, resulting in 11 people being shot and 2 fatalities. The D.C. Police Department is currently investigating the incidents and searching for suspects involved in these violent crimes. Multiple Shootings. On the evening of July 24, at 9:25 PM,...
Nine people shot, 2 killed after multiple shootings in DC within 6 hours
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are searching for suspects after nine people were shot in five incidents in barely six hours between Wednesday night and very early Thursday. Two of the victims died. The following shootings happened in just over six hours, according to police:. 7:40 p.m. – One...
Crews rescue two people trapped in car after it plunges off 75-foot embankment in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said it rescued two people trapped in a car after it plunged off 75-foot embankment in Southeast D.C. in the early hours of Friday. Crews said the two people were rescued in the 3300 block of Pennsylvania Ave. First responders found the car through a fence […]
Alexandria woman robbed and attacked by 2 teenage girls in DC
WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a teenage girl accused of attacking and trying to rob a woman in D.C. FOX 5 was told the girl is known to police, and she did not act alone. The victim is an Alexandria woman who was steps away from meeting her lunch date on a Sunday afternoon.
'I was scared for my life': Woman who survived attack caught on video demands justice
WASHINGTON (7News) — The unmistakable scream of terror at the beginning of the video showing two girls attacking Kate Rios is a reminder to her of how quickly she can become a victim of a violent crime. On Sunday, Rios was walking from the Metro stop to a first...
Trespasser incident causes train delays from Union Station to New Carrollton
WASHINGTON (7News) — Train riders should expect delays getting home on Amtrak and the MARC's Penn Line train due to police activity. As of 6:27, Amtrak officials confirm that they are operating with delays of 30 minutes or more for trains arriving to and departing from Washington's Union Station.
16-year-old arrested in connection to triple Southeast shooting that left 3 injured
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a triple shooting that happened in Southeast on Tuesday. On July 23, just after 2:30 p.m., officers were called to the 2900 block of Nelson Place to investigate a shooting. There, police located three […]
9:25pm last night in Shaw, 3 people shot one of whom was killed – “sounded like 200 shots went off”
“Another shooting last night at 7th and o st nw- it sounded like 200 shots went off in the space of a couple seconds. My building concierge said she heard 4 people shot, potentially one died. Happened around 9 pm ish”. From MPD:. “The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a...
'I need prayer warriors' | Grandmother of toddler shot outside her DC day care asks for community's help
WASHINGTON — The grandmother of the toddler shot outside her Southeast DC day care is speaking out to WUSA9. Two-year-old Emily is recovering from surgery after family members told us she was shot in the stomach and arm last week. Four people were shot and two of them died,...
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