PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — An altercation at the Capitol Heights Metro station turned violent on Wednesday evening. Officers with the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) responded to the station at around 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. According to reports, an altercation began between multiple people outside of […]

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. — Lockdowns at two schools in Prince George’s County have been lifted two and half hours after three people thought to be teenage boys shot a man nearby during an attempted carjacking. Around 9:38 a.m. Tuesday, Prince George’s County responded to an AutoZone Auto Parts...

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (DC News Now) — Yeoman Place sat just off Old Central Avenue in Capitol Heights. It was just like any other street in Prince George’s County, until Oct. 30 when a major change happened. The street that sat adjacent to the headquarters of Mission of Love Outreach Ministries will now be named […]

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. — The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) has arrested four suspects involved in a "pigeon drop" scam that targeted an elderly woman, resulting in the theft of nearly $40,000. The arrests were made on Oct. 24 at a shopping center in Clinton, just moments before the suspects could approach another potential victim. Investigators believe there may be more victims out there.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A person was left dead following an afternoon shooting in Prince George's County, Maryland. Police are responding to a report of a shooting in the area of the 13000 block of Burleigh Street, Upper Marlboro in Maryland around 12 p.m. Upon arrival, police discovered an adult man suffering gunshot wounds.

CHILLUM, Md. — Police are trying to learn who shot and killed a man inside an apartment in Prince George's County late Tuesday night. Officers were called to the Highview Apartments in the 7000 block of Highview Terrace around 11 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Once there, officers found a man, who has not yet been identified, shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead.

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney says she is “disgusted” with a judge’s sentence for a man convicted of first-degree murder. A judge sentenced Anderson Blanco-Diaz to 10 years in prison when State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said the guidelines called for life. Antoine Dorsey’s...

A 30-year-old woman died at an area hospital after being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of an Anne Arundel County apartment complex, police say. Natasha Renee Harris has been identified by investigators as the woman who was pronounced dead overnight at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center.

****CONTENT WARNING: The following contains details that may be uncomfortable for some readers. Discretion is advised. ****. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) -- Candace Craig, the Maryland woman accused of dismembering her mother in 2023, will soon see her daughter and alleged accomplice take the stand Wednesday as prosecutors unveil more details about what likely led to the gruesome acts.

A $1.8 million Multi-Match jackpot ticket was sold at the Chesapeake Market in Prince George’s County, MD, marking the first Multi-Match jackpot win since August. The lucky winner can choose between a 25-installment annuity or a $1.075 million cash option. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:. “Great news, everyone,...

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police in Prince George’s County have released the name of the dump truck driver who died from injuries he sustained in a crash on Monday. Police identified the driver as 76-year-old Frederick Hand, of Prince Frederick. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said that on Oct. […]

MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Officials broke up six different street takeovers in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties on Saturday, according to Maryland State Police (MSP). MSP said that Special Operations Division officers worked with Maryland Car Rally Task Force members to disrupt “six unlawful exhibition driving events.” Up to 350 people were reported […]

Cabin John Middle School in Potomac topped the list, followed by three in Howard County: Clarksville, Mount View, and Folly Quarter middle schools. To determine the "best public schools in America," Niche's ranking was "based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from US Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users."

WASHINGTON, DC.- D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith reported, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Detectives have taken a 19-year-old Northeast, D.C. man into custody and charged him in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old Alexandria, Virginia man. The charge stems from an investigation that began on Monday,...

WASHINGTON - The family of a well-known D.C. DJ is pleading for the public to help after police say he was robbed early Sunday morning. Bryan Smith, a popular DJ in the area, was found unconscious on the 500 block of T Street Northwest after his shift. He remains in a coma, with family members by his bedside, hoping for his recovery.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A Silver Spring man is facing several charges after he was arrested for a pair of home invasions and assaults in Montgomery County. Now, detectives are working to learn if he may have attacked other people. According to investigators, on Saturday at around 8:30 a.m....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a restaurant in Southeast Washington, D.C., on October 12. The…

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A homicide defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein transfer his client from the DC Jail to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on Oct. 25, claiming that the defendant is being “tortured” at the jail.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Two men were shot in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). MPD told DC News Now that around 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Buena Vista Terrace for a shooting. There, they found two men, conscious and breathing, with gunshot wounds. […]

FORT HUNT, Va. — A woman was pulled from a turned-over car in the Potomac River Wednesday night and taken to a hospital, after bystanders saw she was trapped. "She got out safely with minor injuries," Fairfax County Fire / Rescue said Wednesday night. "The car remains in the river as crews work to remove it."