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Teen Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Dunbar HS Football Field: Police Teen Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Dunbar HS Football Field: Police
Teen Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Dunbar HS Football Field: Police Police say that a teenager implicated in a shooting near a Maryland high school football game will be tried as an adult for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy. On Friday, Sept. 1, officers from the Baltimore Police Department heard gunshots ring out in the 1100 block of Wilmot Court, not far from the Dunbar High School football field, according to officials.  Upon arrival they found the 12-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound and he had to be rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Detectives announced on Monday that a 15-year-old boy has bee…

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by Zak Failla
News
Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Baltimore HS Football Game Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Baltimore HS Football Game
Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Baltimore HS Football Game Friday Night Lights were cancelled for one Baltimore school after a child was shot near the Dunbar High School football field, authorities announced. A 12-year-old boy was shot in Baltimore in the 1100 block of Madison Street when gunshots rang out near the school, forcing officials to call off the opening game of the season against Loyola Blakefield. The shooting was reported shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, and officials stressed that the incident had nothing to do with the football game and was reportedly an isolated incident. Following the shooting, the boy was taken to an area…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested At Dunbar HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say Teen Arrested At Dunbar HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say
Teen Arrested At Dunbar HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say An 18-year-old man has been apprehended in Baltimore and charged in connection to a pair of murders and a mass shooting on back-to-back mornings, according to the police department. Jabre Griffith, 18, of Baltimore, was arrested at an area high school and charged with multiple counts of murder for a pair of March shootings that left two dead and several others with serious injuries, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13. It is alleged that shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 23, Griffith is responsible for a shooting in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue that left five people betw…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
FBI Investigating Baltimore HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports FBI Investigating Baltimore HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports
FBI Investigating Baltimore HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports The Dunbar High School head football coach and 2021 Ravens High School Coach of the Year is currently being investigated by the FBI for possible overtime and time card fraud, announced officials. Lawrence Smith, who is also a school police detective, is reportedly being investigated after allegations of the crime came forward, announced Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Smith earned around $94,000 in overtime pay on top of his salary between Oct. 2020 and Oct. 2021, over $30,000 more than his $62,500 salary, according to public school district data. "Anything like that you have to take seriou…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star
DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star Police have released the identity of the teen who died while swimming in the Potomac River on August 5. Dunbar High School student Ceph Christie, 17, allegedly drowned while witnesses watched him swimming to a small boat, WTOP reported. Christie often posted his passion for baseball on social media, proudly sharing moments from his career on the Ground Breakers Baseball Academy team. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GranD GrounD GrounD BreakerS (@g3baseballacademy) "We love you. Your soul is hitting home runs, winning every race…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police
Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police Secret Service Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl for a bomb threat called into an area high school earlier in the year, DC Metropolitan Police said on Twitter.  ARREST MADE: MPD and @SecretService have arrested a 17 year-old girl for the bomb threat called into Dunbar High School during the Second Gentleman's visit in early February. This investigation is ongoing. https://t.co/Yn64BW4llk — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) May 11, 2022 The threat was made at Dunbar High School, located in the Unit block of North Street, Northwest, on the afternoon of February 8, according to po…

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat The Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff, was whisked out of an event at a high school due to a bomb threat, according to the White House press briefing and multiple media outlets. Emhoff was at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. for a Black history program in partnership with the National Park Service when he was removed from the room by a Secret Service agent on Tuesday at 2:18 p.m., Fox News writes citing a pool report. A bomb threat was placed, CNN reports citing a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. No additional information was available as of th…

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by Jillian Pikora