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Twin Stepping Up To Take Care Of Brother's Young Son After Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Maryland Twin Stepping Up To Take Care Of Brother's Young Son After Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Maryland
Twin Stepping Up To Take Care Of Brother's Young Son After Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Maryland The legacy of a beloved 27-year-old skateboarder who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Montgomery County is being carried on by his twin brother. In early April, Jacques Price was riding along Veirs Mill Road shortly after midnight when he was struck and killed by 42-year-old Gilver Yuviny Zelaya Diaz, who sped away and was at large until his arrest this week. Now, the reeling family is left picking up the pieces, including his twin brother Joshua, who has been left to care for Price's 5-year-old son Jamie. "Jacque's absence leaves a void in the lives of his loving and devoted mot…

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by Zak Failla
News
Teen Brought From Maryland To DC To Face Murder Charge, Police Say Teen Brought From Maryland To DC To Face Murder Charge, Police Say
Teen Brought From Maryland To DC To Face Murder Charge, Police Say A Maryland teenager accused of murdering a 27-year-old District man late last year has been extradited and brought back to DC to face charges, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, MPD officers on patrol responded to gunshots ringing out in the 5400 block of Illinois Avenue NW, where they found Northwest DC resident Jihad Darden suffering from a gunshot wound. Darden was rushed to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries, officials said.  During the investigation, a 15-year-old from Bowie was identified as a susp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County
Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County New details are emerging after a 35-year-old man was killed during a violent crime spree that left another person with critical injuries.  Maryland State Police investigators continue to investigate the crime spree that started in Northwest DC earlier this week with a carjacking and ended with a suspect killed by officers in Prince George's County, authorities announced. The fateful day for police began at around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 in the 900 block of K Street NW, when a suspect - later identified by the Attorney General's Office as Suitland resident Artell Cunningham - …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman, 18, First 2024 Murder Victim In DC, Police Say Maryland Woman, 18, First 2024 Murder Victim In DC, Police Say
Maryland Woman, 18, First 2024 Murder Victim In DC, Police Say An 18-year-old from Maryland found shot to death in a Northwest DC hotel represents the first homicide of 2024, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Clinton resident Ashlei Hinds was celebrating the New Year in the nation's capital when she was shot and killed by an unknown shooter on the seventh floor of the Embassy Suites on Military Road NW on Monday. Embassy Suites on Military Road Northwest in the Friendship Heights neighborhood Google Maps street view The shooting was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in the 4300 block of Military Road NW. On Tuesd…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC
Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC Police say that a Maryland woman has been apprehended months after 46-year-old Donald B. Childs was found shot and killed in Northwest DC. Over the summer, officers were called to investigate a midday shooting in the 100 block of Farragut Street NW, where they found the father of six suffering from a gunshot wound inside an area residence, investigators said. The homicide was reported shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. Childs was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries.  BREAKING NEWS: CRITICAL SHOOTING W/CPR: 5000 Bl. of …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center
DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center Authorities in Northwest DC have launched a homicide investigation after they say a man was found dead near the Kennedy Center early Friday, Nov. 4. An employee of the parking garage spotted him around 7:30 a.m. and rendered aid before they called police to the scene on the 2700 block of F Street, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said. The unidentified victim, who police say was in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The man had been through some kind of trauma and had unspecified injuries that the chief says authorities believe were both old and new. Tho…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver Gunned Down By Passenger Before Crashing Into A Telephone Pole In DC, Police Say Driver Gunned Down By Passenger Before Crashing Into A Telephone Pole In DC, Police Say
Driver Gunned Down By Passenger Before Crashing Into A Telephone Pole In DC, Police Say A woman was shot to death by a passenger in her car before crashing into a telephone pole outside a fire station and near a high school in Northwest, DC, police officials reported. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, DC police responded to a shooting in the 1300 block of New Jersey Avenue NW, where there was a reported shooting and a car that struck a pole near a busy intersection. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 1300 block of New Jersey Avenue NW. No look out at this time.DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT # I20220542769 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) Octob…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police
Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Two men are facing charges in Virginia after a shooting incident in DC that left one person hospitalized, police said. Maryland resident Kristian Allen, 30, of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, and Horacio Rose Daswell, Jr., 37, of Northwest DC are both in trouble with the law following an overnight incident, Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 8. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the department’s Fourth District responded to a stretch of the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, investig…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mass Drive-By Shooting In DC Rushes Several People To Hospital Mass Drive-By Shooting In DC Rushes Several People To Hospital
Mass Drive-By Shooting In DC Rushes Several People To Hospital Several people have been shot in yet another shooting on a Northwest D.C. street, authorities confirm. Four men have been shot while standing in the unit block of New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. around 1:09 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, according to First District Commander Tasha Bryant. Police say that three of the victims have non life-threatening injuries, and one has critical injuries. All are receiving treatment at area hospitals. 10.6.22 Cmdr. Bryant provides an update on a shooting incident that occurred in the Unit Block of New York Ave., NW. https://t.co/kp0gsvQPgl — DC Police Dep…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting
One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting A 31-year-old man was shot and killed in DC after an earlier shooting left two people injured, authorities announced. Kevin Hartgraves-Shird, of Southeast, DC was shot and killed by an officer of the Metropolitan Police Department in the 200 block of Madison Street during an investigation into a shooting on Saturday, July 30 in Northwest DC, officials said. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street in Northwest, where there was a reported shooting.  Upon arrival, members located…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Cheerleader, 18, Killed In DC Shooting Maryland Cheerleader, 18, Killed In DC Shooting
Maryland Cheerleader, 18, Killed In DC Shooting A young Maryland cheerleader was killed in a triple shooting in Northwest D.C. over the weekend, reports NBC Washington. Kyndall Myers, 18, succumbed to her injuries after she and two other victims, a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were shot shortly after midnight on the 800 block of Quincy Street NW on Sunday, June 26, reports the outlet.  Myers's former cheerleading team remembered her as "a constant light to [their] program", in a grieving post.  Kyndall Myers remembered by Power AthleticsPower Athletics (Facebook) Video from the scene showed bullet holes in cars, businesse…

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by Annie DeVoe