Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD
Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD He smiled in family photos. He wasn’t the target. A beloved 19-year-old from Northeast DC, identified as Zephaniah Wright, was fatally shot on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a burst of gunfire in the Petworth neighborhood, according to Metropolitan Police.  Authorities now say an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in what relatives believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity. Wright was one of three people shot shortly after 9 p.m. on April 29.  Fourth District officers responded to the 800 block of Taylor Street and the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue NW after g…
Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police
Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police A Virginia man and woman are facing charges after allegedly refusing to leave a Dumfries gas station — then turning violent and using a brick as a weapon, according to police. Jamal Haskins, 24, of Woodbridge, and District resident Lakira Youngblood, 22, were both arrested on Wednesday, June 18, after a bizarre and violent altercation at the Sunoco station on Dumfries Road, Prince William County police said Friday. The pair were asked to leave the property by a 61-year-old employee and his 56-year-old friend shortly after 6:15 p.m., according to police.  They refused — and that’s when…
WATCH: Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Discharged From Hospital WATCH: Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Discharged From Hospital
Watch: Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Discharged From Hospital Hagerstown Police Officer Langley Dean was met with a hero's welcome when he was released from the hospital after being hit by a shotgun blast during a standoff. Dean, a 19-year veteran K9 officer, was discharged from Meritus Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17 after being shot in the face, hand, and arm by a 20-gauge shotgun amid a lengthy barricade situation with Daniel Matthew Anderson. A massive crowd of first responders, officers, police K9s, and hospital staff was on hand Tuesday morning to give Dean a rousing round of applause as he was wheeled out to head home five days after being s…
Gun-Wielding Maryland Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff (UPDATED) Gun-Wielding Maryland Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Gun-Wielding Maryland Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff (Updated) An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening someone with a gun and running from deputies in Southern Maryland, authorities said. Javontay Kyree Nolan, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Monday, June 16, following a firearm threat investigation in a residential neighborhood, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the area around 2:10 p.m. for a reported threat involving a handgun. When they arrived, a man told deputies that a verbal argument escalated when Nolan “allegedly threatened the victim and displayed a handgun before fl…
Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police
Maryland Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said. Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13. During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
DNA From DC Arrest Links Man To 2024 Maryland Murder, Police Say DNA From DC Arrest Links Man To 2024 Maryland Murder, Police Say
DNA From DC Arrest Links Man To 2024 Maryland Murder, Police Say A man arrested on an oustanding warrant in Washington, DC is now charged with murder in Maryland — after his DNA linked him to a deadly stabbing in Gaithersburg, police said. Bulfrano Martinez-Maldonado, 38, is accused of killing 49-year-old Mynor Rene Lara Salguero, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the 8000 block of Blair Mill Road on Dec. 16, 2024, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Lara Salguero’s death a homicide. Police say Martinez-Maldonado was with the victim shortly before the killing.  He wa…
ICE Protest Turns Violent In Philadelphia: Officers Injured, 15 Arrested, Police Say ICE Protest Turns Violent In Philadelphia: Officers Injured, 15 Arrested, Police Say
ICE Protest Turns Violent In Philadelphia: Officers Injured, 15 Arrested, Police Say A protest against ICE spiraled into violence in Center City Philadelphia, resulting in two injured officers, 15 arrests, and a vandalized police vehicle, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 10. Roughly 150 people initially assembled outside the Federal Detention Center at 7th and Arch Streets around 4 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Protesters marched to ICE headquarters at 8th and Cherry Streets for speeches, returned to the detention center by 5:30 p.m., then took to major roads around 6:15 p.m., using bicycles to obstruct officers and traffic, the department sai…
Prankster Arrested For Idiotic Stunts Begs For Cash: 'I Need Lawyer Money' Prankster Arrested For Idiotic Stunts Begs For Cash: 'I Need Lawyer Money'
Prankster Arrested For Idiotic Stunts Begs For Cash: 'I Need Lawyer Money' This TikTok "prankster" isn't laughing anymore now that he's facing consequences for his actions.  Kyle Vazquez, of Coram, New York, goes by the name Tommy Tuff Knuckles on TikTok, where he uploads videos of himself harassing retail and restaurant workers. He's amassed nearly 150,000 followers on the social media platform.  However, after some of his videos caught the police's attention, Vazquez isn't so bold. The 21-year-old hopes to raise $5,000 on GoFundMe to help cover the cost of an attorney and "keep the laughs coming" after he was arrested on Monday, June 2.  I’m…
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Two teens have been arrested — one just 16 — after a woman was shot in the back during a violent midday meetup in Maryland, authorities said. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Spruce Drive in Lusby around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, after a driver pulled up and told a passerby that she had just been shot on nearby Field Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The 24-year-old woman from Prince Frederick was found in her car suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back, officials said. She was rushed to an area trauma center with non-life-threatening in…
Fertility Clinic Bombing Probe Leads To Arrest At JFK Airport Fertility Clinic Bombing Probe Leads To Arrest At JFK Airport
Fertility Clinic Bombing Probe Leads To Arrest At JFK Airport A man was arrested overnight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City in connection with a high-profile bombing that killed one person and injured several others last month in California, law enforcement officials say. The suspect is tied to the Saturday, May 17 car bombing outside the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, according to NBC New York. The blast, described by authorities as an “intentional act of terror,” left a 250-yard debris field and was reportedly driven by anti-natalist ideology. The primary suspect in the bombing died at t…
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Maryland, Police Say Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Maryland, Police Say
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Maryland, Police Say Four teens are facing adult charges after Baltimore police busted them with a full-blown arsenal of firearms, ammunition, and suspected drugs — including a device that turns handguns fully automatic. A group of teens is behind bars after Baltimore Police recovered multiple weapons, extended magazines, ammunition, and suspected drugs during a bust in the 800 block of North Curley Avenue, officials announced. The arrests were reported on Sunday, June 1, around 6 p.m., when Southeast District Action Team Members were investigating individuals believed to be involved in drug deals, police said.…
Latest Update: Suspect ID'd, 8 Burned In Shocking Flamethrower Attack At Colorado Event Latest Update: Suspect ID'd, 8 Burned In Shocking Flamethrower Attack At Colorado Event
Latest Update: Suspect ID'd, 8 Burned In Shocking Flamethrower Attack At Colorado Event A suspect has been identified after what the FBI described as a "targeted terror attack" in which victims were allegedly set on fire at a demonstration outside a Colorado courthouse. The incident occurred in Boulder at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon, June 1. Eight injuries, ranging from minor to serious have been reported, Boulder Police said. Two victims were airlifted to a burn unit with serious injuries. Officers rushed to the scene at 1325 Pearl St. and arrested the suspect at 1:32 p.m. local time. The suspect has been identified as Mohamed Sabry Soli…