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2 dead, 1 injured in Maryland police chase that ended in fiery DC crash
Listen to WTOP Traffic on the 8s for the latest on road conditions. Two people are dead and a third is hurt after a police chase Tuesday afternoon crossed through multiple jurisdictions and ended when the vehicle being pursued crashed and went up in flames along Southeast D.C.’s border with Maryland.
Two dead, another injured after car crashes, catches on fire in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said two people died Tuesday after they led police on a car chase that started in Maryland and ended in Southeast D.C. when they crashed into a tree. Another person was hurt as well. The Anne Arundel County Police Department (AACPD) police chief said around 12:15 […]
Man dies weeks after woman hit him over head during argument, Montgomery County police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A 40-year-old man died in Montgomery County in June, weeks after police say he was involved in an argument that had escalated. Officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) were called to the 20200 block of Bucklodge Road around 7:30 p.m. on June 14, 2024. MCPD […]
Person found dead in Potomac River
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said a person has been found dead in the Potomac River on Monday morning. Crews said that at about 8:30 a.m., they were dispatched to the Arlington Memorial Bridge for the report of a person in the water. When first responders arrived at the scene, they […]
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Christian Kent a missing 15-year-old from Burtonsville. Kent was last seen on Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 3200 block of Wood Avenue in Burtonsville. He...
Two men shot minutes apart in separate shootings in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said two men were shot minutes apart in Northeast and Southwest D.C. At about 1:20 a.m., police were dispatched to the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue for the report of a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been […]
2 teens charged in connection to drive-by shooting that killed 14-year-old in Fairfax County
ANNANDALE, Va. - Authorities say two teenagers were arrested and face charges in connection to a drive-by shooting in Fairfax County that left a 14-year-old boy dead and a 16-year-old boy wounded. Investigators say both teens are being held at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. Officials say one of...
16-year-old killed in Suitland shooting identified
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) released the name of the 16-year-old killed in a shooting in Suitland on Thursday evening. PGPD responded to the 7400 block of Towne Park Road at around 6:40 p.m. for a shooting. There, officers found two men who had been […]
2 men dead following murder-suicide at Alexandria gym: police
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two men are dead following a murder-suicide in Alexandria, police say. According to police, the gunman who shot the other man before turning the gun on himself succumbed to his injuries Monday. The two men were found around 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, outside Onelife Fitness...
Teen's tragic death in Suitland, Maryland sparks outcry for increased police presence
SUITLAND, Md. (7News) — The gunfire lasted for more than a minute, coming in rapid-fire bursts. Security cameras caught a getaway car and young people running with guns in hand. When all the shootings stopped last Thursday, a 16-year-old teen named Juan Roach was dead. His body was found in a neighborhood park, where police believe the violence started with an attempted robbery involving rival groups of teens.
Judge Sets Seven Year Sentence to Defendant Who Admitted His, ‘Foolish Mistake’
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a defendant, who admitted in court he made “a foolish mistake,” to serve a seven-year sentence in a June 28 hearing. Ivan Dixon, 19, pleaded guilty to assault...
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