Find Your Daily Voice
Damascus
Your Local News for Damascus, Maryland
Thursday, dec 12
35°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Damascus
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
35°
Thursday, dec 12
Tag:
Firearm Violence
News
Convicted Murder Suspects Face Life For Robbery Spree In Maryland, Virginia: Feds
Two Maryland men are facing life in prison after being convicted of murder during an armed robbery and carjacking spree, federal authorities announced. Thaddeus Lamont Wills, 51, and Keionta Shawn Hagens, 44, both of Waldorf, were found guilty by a federal jury following a nine-day trial. The pair's trail of terror began in November 2020 when a group robbed an employee at a business before stealing a 2016 Dodge Ram from their victim. Days later, the same group used a stolen Ford F-150 to rob a second business of cash and merchandise, during which Wills and Hagens zip-tied the hands of the …
Police & Fire
Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At Teen Leaving School Bus In Maryland: Police
A 16-year-old who chased down a teen exiting a school bus in Montgomery County and began shooting at him earlier this year will be charged as an adult on multiple charges, police say. Clarksburg resident Jaiden Ochieng has been identified and charged following a shooting that was reported in March in the 19300 block of Archdale Road in Germantown. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, Ochieng arrived at a bus stop in a stolen Hyundai, and when his would-be 15-year-old victim got off the bus, he got out of the …
Police & Fire
Teen Charged As Adult For Joppatowne HS Shooting That Killed 'Charismatic, Funny' Teen: Sheriff
Classes are set to resume at Joppatown High School following Friday's fatal shooting that claimed the life of 15-year-old Warren Curtis Grant. On Sept. 6, shortly after 12:30 p.m., deputies were called to the school, where they found Grant suffering from a gunshot wound, allegedly fired by 16-year-old Jaylen Prince, who was arrested over the weekend, the Harford County Sheriff's Office announced. Grant was treated at the school until county medics arrived to airlift him to John Hopkins Bayview Hospital, where the Edgewood teen died from his injuries. During the investigation, detectives id…
News
Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Maryland Chase Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
The man who took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced. Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello was convicted following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot by deputies returning fire in Frederick County. This week, a judge sentenced the Hagerstown man to life plus 15 years in prison. According to prosecutors, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on March 18, 2022,…
Police & Fire
Pregnant GF's Murder Trial Looms For Maryland Gunman Convicted Of Gas Station Killing
Before Torrey Moore is sentenced in the killing of Ayalew Wondimu, he'll be standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend, who was eight months pregnant, officials said in announcing his recent conviction. Torrey Damien Moore, 33, of Silver Spring, has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and illegal possession of a regulated firearm for the 2022 shooting death of 61-year-old Ayalew Wondimu, the Montomgery State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 17. The killing happened at the Shell Gas station on New Hamp…
35°
