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DC Gunman Shot Wrong Woman, Then Told Her To Call 911: Feds DC Gunman Shot Wrong Woman, Then Told Her To Call 911: Feds
DC Gunman Shot Wrong Woman, Then Told Her To Call 911: Feds A purported case of mistaken identity led to one woman being shot and landed her shooter behind bars following an incident in Southeast DC, federal authorities say. Michael Owusu-Sakyi, 47, was charged in federal court this week for aggravated assault while armed after shooting a woman early in the morning on Friday, April 5, then having second thoughts after realizing she wasn't his intended target. Police say that at approximately 9:45 a.m. on the morning of the shooting, officers were called to the 1700 block of Fairlawn Avenue SE, where there was a reported shooting. Responding office…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Tributes, Memories Pour In For DC Legend Ms. Virginia McLaurin, 113 Tributes, Memories Pour In For DC Legend Ms. Virginia McLaurin, 113
Tributes, Memories Pour In For DC Legend Ms. Virginia McLaurin, 113 Ms. Virginia McLaurin, who made headlines in 2016 when a video of her spontaneously dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during a visit to the White House went viral, has died. She was 113. The longtime Washington DC resident had been under hospice care for a few days before passing the morning of Monday, Nov. 14, her loved ones wrote on her official Facebook page. With heavy hearts we share that Ms. Virginia McLaurin passed away this morning (11/14/2022). She had been under hospice... Posted by Virginia McLaurin's Page on Monday, November 14, 2022 "She liv…

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by Nicole Acosta