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Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds Three District men are facing federal charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Ballard in late January, and an armed kidnapping and robbery on a Metrobus the following day in Southeast DC. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace, 19, have been charged in a 16-count indictment following a violent 48-hour crime spree earlier this year.  According to prosecutors, at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the trio drove into the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and fired appro…

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Officer Shoots Suspicious Armed Man During Pursuit In Northwest DC: Police Officer Shoots Suspicious Armed Man During Pursuit In Northwest DC: Police
Officer Shoots Suspicious Armed Man During Pursuit In Northwest DC: Police One person was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say.  At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop a suspect they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers, the man took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer firing one shot that struck him "in his lower extremities."  The man was placed under arr…

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