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Details Released: Two Arrested In Connection To Violent Robbery And Murder In Prince George’s County
SUITLAND, Md. – In a significant development, Akiya Gabrielle Bagley and Walter Jayvon Plummer were arrested following a violent robbery and shooting incident that took place on June 27, 2024, in Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Prince George’s County Police Department responded to a distress call at...
DC police identify both people who died in fiery crash after police chase
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police identified the second person who died in a crash following a police chase in the beginning of July. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that 17-year-old Dashawn Harris of Southeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Zagory Leo Hill of District Heights, Md. died at the scene of a fiery crash […]
Southeast DC shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt
WASHINGTON — A man is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Metropolitan Police Department investigators are still working to investigate exactly what happened. Officers were called to the 4000 block of South Capitol Street in Southeast for the report of a shooting...
Fatal Stabbing In Mount Rainier Was City's First Homicide In Five Years, Police Say
Mount Rainier resident Davon Henderson has been charged with murder of Julio Lopez Cosme during an argument on Sunday morning. It was the first homicide in Mount Rainier in more than five years. Officers from the Mount Rainier Police Department were called at around 12:40 a.m. on July 14 to...
Man dead, another hurt after shooting in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police said it is investigating a shooting that left a man dead and another injured in Southeast D.C. early Tuesday morning. Just before 2:30 a.m., D.C. police were called to the 4000 block of South Capitol St. SW to investigate a shooting. There, officers found two men shot inside an […]
Police Arrest Shooting Suspect In Prince George’s County; Multiple Weapons Recovered
SUITLAND, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a recent non-contact shooting in Suitland. The suspect is 23-year-old Nicholas Norris of Suitland. On July 5, 2024, at approximately 6:25 am, officers responded to a business...
Suspect wanted in deadly double shooting at vigil for Wise HS football players killed in crash
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Prince George’s County Police are investigating a homicide that happened after a vigil in Upper Marlboro Friday night. A man was shot and killed, and FOX 5 learned that a woman was also shot but she is expected to survive. The shooting happened in...
Forest Heights police launches new ‘HouseSafe Program’ for residents on vacation
FOREST HEIGHTS, Md. (DC News Now) — The Forest Heights Police Department announced that it is introducing a new program for residents to keep their homes secured while they are on vacation. In a post on the X platform on July 15, the department announced it is launching its “HouseSafe Program.” The new initiative allows […]
‘I Don’t Think You Went in Thinking You Were Going To Kill Your Friend,’ Says Judge at Sentencing
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a homicide defendant to 13 years with five years of supervised release at a July 12 hearing. Jordan Jones, 23, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,...
‘No idea he wouldn't come back': Father mourns man killed at vigil for Wise HS football alumni
The father of a man killed at a vigil Friday evening says his son had spent the week mourning three friends who died in a crash. Shahid Iman Omar Jr., 24, was among the hundreds of people in attendance Friday at Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to honor the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton, Jr., who won a state championship together at Wise.
Washington Community Urged to Help Locate Suspect Following Robbery in Northwest Shopping Center
Authorities are calling upon the community to aid in the search for a robbery suspect following an incident in Northwest Washington. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, on Sunday morning a robbery occurred within a shopping center located on the 3100 block of 14th Street. The report details that at...
Biden and Trump urge DC staff to stay home as rally shooting stirs up safety concerns
WASHINGTON (7News) — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are urging their staffers to avoid coming into their D.C. campaign offices, ABC News reports. This warning comes as safety concerns mount following an attempted assassination at Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania yesterday. A bullet grazed Trump's...
Families mourn death of 2 dogs after stay at Virginia PetSmart, investigation underway
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Animal Control in Alexandria, Virginia confirms to 7News that it is now investigating the death of two separate dogs who stayed at the Potomac Yard PetSmart in June. The dogs stayed at PetSmart’s “Petshotel” during the same week and died just two days apart.
Police identify two people killed in motorcycle crash in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland State Police (MSP) said it’s investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Saturday evening in Largo. MSP said that just before 8 p.m., they responded to the area of I-495 at Branch Avenue for a report of a crash involving a motorcycle. Police said a Harley […]
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