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Hyattsville Man Charged In DC Nightclub Shooting That Wounded 6: Cops Hyattsville Man Charged In DC Nightclub Shooting That Wounded 6: Cops
Hyattsville Man Charged In DC Nightclub Shooting That Wounded 6: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested in a shooting that left six people injured at a Washington DC nightclub, authorities announced. Rennwel Mantock, 29, of Hyattsville, MD, opened fire after being kicked out of Decades nightclub on Connecticut Avenue NW just after 11:20 p.m. Friday, April 26, DC Metro police announced Saturday. Mantock struck four men and two women, police said. Three men and two women were hospitalized and a fourth man was treated at for a graze wound. Mantock was arrested and charged with Assault with Intent to Kill, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Poss…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Killed Former College Friend During Stabbing Spree In Northwest DC, Feds Say Man Killed Former College Friend During Stabbing Spree In Northwest DC, Feds Say
Man Killed Former College Friend During Stabbing Spree In Northwest DC, Feds Say The District man who assaulted a purported "friend from college" and a second victim during a stabbing spree in Northwest DC has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced. Joseph Melton, 55, pleaded guilty this week in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to multiple charges following a violent day in January 2020 that left two people with stab wounds - including one victim he went after twice and killed. According to prosecutors, at around 9:10 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2020, Melton approached his first victim in the 1800 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, who recognized him fr…

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by Zak Failla
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Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds
Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds The 65-year-old bank robber who disguised himself as a DC Department of Transportation worker and threatened to blow up tellers with a bomb has been convicted by a jury, federal authorities announced. District resident Mark Stubblefield was found guilty on all counts for robbing and threatening to blow up the Truist Bank branch at Dupont Circle in Northwest DC. On Oct. 20, 2022, prosecutors say that Stubblefield disguised himself and marched into the bank on Connecticut Avenue NW, where he threatened to blow up bank tellers while demanding cash. Fearing for their lives, the tellers compli…

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by Zak Failla