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Capitol Heights Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend Capitol Heights Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend
Capitol Heights Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend A Maryland man has admitted to his role in the fatal shooting of a popular 34-year-old man in Northeast DC over Thanksgiving weekend last year, authorities announced. Andre Hicks, 40, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of Southeast DC resident Daniel Adams in November 2023.  On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found Adams in the 1300 block of Florida Avenue NE suffering from gunshot wounds. According to prosecutors, Hicks approached several people, including Adams, on the day of the shooting…

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Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (DEVELOPING) Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (DEVELOPING)
Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (Developing) Officers exchanged gunfire with a wanted suspect on Tuesday morning before the man was apprehended inside a nearby building, police say. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons said that officers responded to the 1700 block of Benning Road NE, where there were sounds of gunshots that rang out in the area. Upon arrival, while investigating the incident, Parsons said that they encountered a man outside, and while attempting to investigate and make further contact with him, he “totally unprovoked, produced a firearm and began firing guns…

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Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting
Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting A teenager was killed after being gunned down inside a Washington, DC McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, investigators say that 19-year-old Northeast DC resident Andre Wallace, Jr. was inside the restaurant when an unknown assailant shot him. Wallace was pronounced dead at the restaurant and his body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of his death. The latest shooting came a day after there was a mass shooting further down Benn…

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DC Mass Shooting Happened Minutes After Funeral For Gun Violence Victim: MPD DC Mass Shooting Happened Minutes After Funeral For Gun Violence Victim: MPD
DC Mass Shooting Happened Minutes After Funeral For Gun Violence Victim: MPD Even an increased police presence at the funeral of a homicide victim in DC couldn't prevent a mass shooting that left one dead and three injured on Tuesday afternoon. Gunshots rang out minutes after a funeral was held at approximately. on Tuesday April 11 at the Stewart Funeral Home on Benning Road for a man who was killed in March, according to Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III. The incident happened at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. Stewart Funeral HomeGoogle Maps Contee said that a member of the department was stationed nearby the funeral home at the famil…

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