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Man Found Dead After Jump From Harry Nice Bridge In Maryland, Authorities Say
A tragic scene unfolded at the Harry Nice Bridge on Wednesday morning in Charles County when emergency crews recovered the body of a man who reportedly jumped into the Potomac River, officials said. The call came in around 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 20, prompting fire rescue marine units from Charles and King George counties to respond to the bridge, where they found a body in the water. Crews retrieved the body and transported it to Aqualand Marina, where land units were waiting. The Maryland Transportation Authority Police have taken over the investigation into the incident. Fire rescue units cl…
Police & Fire
Police ID District Man, Maryland Woman Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department after a District man killed a woman in Maryland he had a previous relationship with before apparently turning the gun on himself. Investigators have identified Fairmount Heights resident Tequia Nails, 32, as the victim who was gunned down by 26-year-old Quindell Mercer overnight before being found with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to a department spokesperson, at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, officers were called to investigate a shooting in the 500 block of 62nd Avenue in F…
Police & Fire
Police ID Wanted Man, Victim Involved In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Montgomery County
New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following an apparent murder-suicide in Rockville on Thursday morning. Police say that a wanted man from Laurel is responsible for the fatal shooting of 60-year-old Gaithersburg resident Civil Jean Calixte before taking his own life during a traffic stop. According to the department, at approximately 7:50 a.m. on Aug. 29, officers were called to the 14900 block of Southlawn Lane to investigate a shooting, where they found Calixte, and a witness advised that a gray Toyota Tacoma was seen fleeing the area. Calixte w…
Police & Fire
Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff
A woman in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend had to be rescued by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office following a standoff over the weekend in Waldorf, authorities say. On Sunday, officers were called to check on the welfare of a woman after being contacted by her family, who reported she was in an abusive relationship with Howard Theodore Coleman, Jr., 42, and had not been heard from in days. Officers responded to a home in the 9300 block of Brechin Place in Waldorf, where they unsuccessfully attempted to contact the woman, and a warrant to search the property was issued. …
Police & Fire
North Bethesda Pedestrian Killed By Train
A pedestrian died by suicide in a train strike Sunday evening, April 14 in Bethesda, WMATA officials said. The unidentified man walked beyond the end gate a the North Bethesda station and intentionally placed himself in the path of the train at approximately 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the agency said. Emergency personnel responded, however, there were no signs of life and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Red Line trains temporarily bypassed the station due to the emergency response and shuttle buses were provided for affected customers. Service resumed to the station just before 9…
Sports
Former NHL Player Leapt To His Death From Balcony At Miami Resort, Police Say (
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The cause of death for former Pittsburgh Penguins player Konstantin Koltsov has been ruled suicide, police in Miami tell Daily Voice. Koltsov, who played for the Penguins from 2002 to 2006, is believed to have leapt to his death from a balcony of a resort in Miami, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department said. He was 42 years old. ALSO SEE: Pittsburgh Penguins Mourn Loss Of Former Player Konstantin Koltsov, Dead At 42 The Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were called to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort on Collins Avenue for a person who jumped from a balcony just before 12:40 …
Police & Fire
Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials
Disturbing new details have been released by prosecutors amid the investigation of a grisly murder of a former area athlete whose body was found in a car in Maryland. Baltimore's Keon Wilson-Hawkins, 20, of Baltimore, is believed to have abducted 66-year-old Brice Wendell Boots from his Pikesville home, just before 4:40 a.m. Jan. 10, the Frederick County State's Attorney said. They drove together to Frederick County, where Wilson-Hawkins killed Boots and left his body in a mud- and blood-spattered 2003 Toyota Sequoia, nearly 650 feet in a field off of the roadway, as previously reported by D…
Police & Fire
Police ID Ex-Boyfriend Dead By Suicide After Hours-Long Standoff With GF In Maryland
Police have identified the 59-year-old suspect who died by suicide in an hours-long standoff in Anne Arundel County over the weekend. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Blue Jay Court in Severn around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, after a woman called police saying her ex-boyfriend, Kenneth Saulsbury, had shot her and he was still inside the home, county police said. After attempts to contact Saulsbury failed, officers went into the home and found the him dead, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 55-year-old female victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment…
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Frederick YouTuber's Bloodied GF Seen On Video Hiding After Ex-BF's Suicidal Attack, He Says
A YouTuber with Maryland roots posted footage of him and his wounded girlfriend hiding on his back porch after he says her ex-boyfriend showed up at his apartment and began shooting through the door, then took his own life. Hunter Avallone — who has ties to Frederick, Hagerstown, and Arnold, MD — was at his Martinsburg, West Virginia apartment with his girlfriend, Holle Peno, when the gunman showed up to his building on Friday, Dec. 8 around 12:30 p.m., he said on Instagram. Graphic footage shows Avallone and his Twitch streamer girlfriend, whose leg is bloodied, hiding on his back por…
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DC Police Sergeant Won't Face Charges In Suspect's Fatal Rooftop Fall
A DC police officer won't be facing charges in a suspect's fatal rooftop jump last February, federal officials announced. Sgt. Travis Maguire was called to the 4500 block of MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, on reports of a man identified only as B.B. yelling suicidal thoughts just before dawn on Feb. 28, the DC U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Bodycam footage shows Maguire and other responding officers speaking with B.B., trying to get him away from the edge of the building. They ultimately lured the man toward them with a cigarette. In an attempt to incapacitate B.B. Maguire dischar…
Obituaries
Penn State Grad Found Dead In Los Angeles: Coroner
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man and PSU grad was found dead in his Los Angeles County, California apartment, authorities say. Elias 'Eli' Crone was found dead of asphyxia caused by hanging at 9:09 a.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023, according to the LA County Coroner's officer. Eli was born in Wrightsville on June 8, 1998, authorities say. He studied at Lancaster Catholic High School where he played baseball and football, which he previously shared on social media. He went on to graduate as a member of the class of 2020 at Penn State University, according to social media. He worked at El Serr…
Police & Fire
Barricaded Man Killed Confronting Maryland State Police SWAT Team During Standoff
One person was killed over the weekend during a standoff that played out in Carroll County, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The situation began at approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, when state police troopers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Liberty Road in Eldensburg to assist a suicidal man who was allegedly under the influence. Police say that the man - whose name has not been released pending the ongoing investigation - called into a crisis hotline threatening to kill himself, claiming that he had a gun and was intoxicated, though it was never speci…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: Brothers Found Dead In Howard County Home, Police Say
A 25-year-old man fatally shot his teen brother before turning the gun on himself in Howard County. Michael Bassler was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound while his 15-year-old brother, Stephen Bassler, was found with a gunshot wound around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, at their home on the 5200 block of Five Fingers Way in Columbia, Howard County police said. There are no indications that anyone else was involved in the incident and the motive was unknown as of press time.
Obituaries
Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling
Tributes are pouring in after the tragic death of beloved brother and 20-year-old George Washington University senior Robert “Luke” Wienecke on Friday, May 12. Born in Oklahoma City, Luke was raised in Nichols Hills, where he went to Christ the King Catholic and Bishop McGuinness High Schools, his obituary says. Luke was an AP student, serving for two years as Class President and all four years on student council. He also played on the school’s golf team and was known for his charismatic speeches at rallies and events. Luke went on to attend George Washington University in Washington D.C.…
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Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff
Authorities say that an inmate at the Harford County Detention Center killed himself in his cell over the weekend. Middle River resident Nathaniel Maurice Powell, Jr., 26, who was placed in custody in January for a domestic assault, was found unresponsive in his cell by prison guards early on Sunday morning during regularly scheduled tours. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Powell was found by a correctional officer at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, unresponsive in a cell with a sheet tied around his neck. Deputies worked to save Powell’s life and called for m…
Police & Fire
Brother Sold Puppy For Gun Used By Sibling To Kill Himself In Baltimore: Reports
The 18-year-old man who was supposed to be watching his 8-year-old younger brother when he fatally shot himself with a gun he had traded a puppy for has been charged with murder in Baltimore, according to authorities and various news reports. Devin Wilson, 18, is facing charges of first and second-degree murder, as well as first-degree assault and other firearms charges in Dylan King's death the end of 2022, officials said. Devin WilsonBaltimore Police Department Wilson was home watching his brother on Dec. 30, 2022 when a gun Wilson got from trading a puppy was reportedly used by King …
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Suicides Of Sailors Assigned To Same Navy Ship Were Not Connected: Military
After a string of suicides hit the USS George Washington, the Navy is saying that they are not connected. Three USS George Washington Sailors died by suicide in April 2022, with the Navy saying that the Sailors had no social or working relationships with one another, and that each Sailor was experiencing "unique and individualized life stressors" that led to their deaths, according to a statement made by the United State Fleet Forces Command. “We have diligently worked to determine the facts and understand the circumstances surrounding these tragic events with the hope that this will not on…
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Struck By Green Line Train At Anacostia Station: Report
A man was fatally struck by a Green Line train at the Anacostia Station on Sunday, Dec. 11, a FOX5 report says citing the WMATA. Surveillance footage shows the man intentionally placing himself in the train's path around 7:40 a.m., the outlet said. FINAL UPDATE: 🟢Anacostia Station has reopened, and shuttle 🚌 service has been suspended. All 🚇service from Southern Ave to Navy Yard has resumed normal service, but customers should expect residual delays. Thank you for your patience in this matter. #YourMetro #wmata https://t.co/4ZaDMPsX35 — Metro (@wmata) December 11, 2022 Service between …
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Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts
The Navy is making headlines for suicide yet again after four Navy sailors appear to have died by suicide over the course of less than a month in the same Norfolk Navy command, reports CBS News. All four of the sailors were assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), which repairs and maintains military ships. This comes within the same year that at least seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died, many by suicide. The deaths have called health resources provided by the Navy into question, and if sailors had adequate access to it, the outlet continues…
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Condo Explosion; Death Ruled A Suicide
The death of a person pulled from the rubble in the wake of the condominium explosion in Gaithersburg has reportedly been ruled a suicide, according to police. Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, 36, has been identified as the victim whose body was found during a search of the destroyed condo complex that injured at least 14 others. He is also responsible for the explosion, according to officials. At a news conference tonight @MCFRS and @mcpdChief provided information and released the name of the body recovered from the Quince Orchard Blvd. explosion. MCPD has determined 36-year-old Juan Pablo…
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AG Seeks To Release Report Naming 158 Priests Accused Of Abuse In Archdiocese Of Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has filed a motion to release an investigative report of sexual child abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. On Thursday, Nov. 17, the AG announced that he is seeking approval from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City to release the 463-page report to the public, which reportedly identifies more than 600 victims. Frosh’s office launched a criminal investigation into child sexual abuse by priests and other employees of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2019, which included hundreds of thousands of documents dating back to the 1940s that were produced in re…
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Former MD Mayor Who Died In January Accused Of Embezzling $2.2M From Schools
Kevin Ward, the late and former mayor of Hyattsville, allegedly stole over $2 million from D.C. charter schools, NBC4 Washington reported. Ward, who died by suicide in January, used the money to buy personal property, such as luxury cars, instead of using it to buy computers and tablets for students, the website said. Officials are working to seize about 10 cars, land in West Virginia, and rare sports memorabilia that Ward bought with the money he was responsible while serving as technology director, reports said. Over the pandemic, Ward allegedly urged the schools to pay a Maryland techno…
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Former Drexel Neurology Chair Who Sexually Abused Patients Dies By Suicide In Jail: AP
Drexel University's former chairman of the neurology department convicted of sexually assaulting patients died by suicide in a New York City jail, sources tell the Associated Press. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was found unresponsive in a shower area of the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island Monday, Aug. 18, the AP reports. The 68-year-old doctor's attorney confirmed that he died but not the manner of death. Cruciani, who was facing life in prison, allegedly got dozens of female patients hooked on painkillers he prescribed before sexually abusing them over the course of 15 years at area h…
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Who Shot Himself Driving Into US Capitol Barricade, Potentially Set Car Fire
Police investigators have identified the suspect who shot himself after crashing his car into a US Capitol barricade before possibly setting his vehicle on fire early on Sunday, Aug. 14. Delaware resident Richard A. York III, 29, has been identified as the suspect who drove his vehicle into the barricade shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday morning near the intersection of East Capitol Street and Second Street, according to US Capitol Police. While York was getting out of the car, investigators noted that it became engulfed in flames, which reportedly were potentially set intentionally. Police…
Police & Fire
Man Shoots Himself After Driving Into US Capitol Barricade: Police
A man shot himself after crashing his car into the US Capitol barricade as it went up in flames early Sunday, Aug. 14, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 4 a.m. on East Capitol and Second street, US Capitol Police said. While the man was getting out of the car, it became engulfed in flames. That's when he fired several shots into the air before turning the gun on himself. Nobody else was hurt. At this time, it does not appear the man was targeting any Members of Congress, who are on recess, and it does not appear officers fired their weapons. DC’s Metropolitan Po…
Police & Fire
Pregnant Virginia Woman Had Pleaded On YouTube To Be Saved From Husband — Now She's Dead
"Even when I reached out for help, nothing was done at all." These are the words 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi, of Virginia, said through tears in a recorded call with the National Suicide Awareness Hotline posted to YouTube last January. Seven months later, Falls Church's Alotaibi was stabbed dead by the very man she had been fearful of, Bryant Tejeda-Castillo, on the H-3 freeway in Hawaii, according to those who knew her and police. Tejeda-Castillo was charged with second-degree murder and being held on $1 million bond. Alotaibi's mom, Natalia Cespedes, believes that her daughter w…
News
Naval Academy Midshipman Cause Of Death Revealed As Suicide: Reports
The cause of death of the Naval Academy Midshipman who died on leave last month has been ruled as a suicide, according to Report Annapolis. Taylor George Connors, 24, passed away from complications of thermal injuries on June 7. Connors enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2016, eventually leaving to join the Naval Academy in 2019, the outlet continues. Original Daily Voice story - Naval Academy ID's Annapolis Midshipman Who Died In Philadelphia Surrounded By Family The death of Connors comes only weeks after a string of suicides connected to the Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Killed Himself When US Marshals Showed Up At His House, Officials Say
A Pennsylvania man wanted by police on aggravated assault charges killed himself when the US Marshals Service showed up at his door, authorities said. The body of 27-year-old Del Harvey was found inside a home on East High Street in Pottstown around 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark told Daily Voice. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, which authorities said they heard while trying to serve a search warrant on the home. Harvey had been wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in Phoenixville on June 19, Clark said. Officers trie…
Police & Fire
Suspicious Death In Montgomery County Ruled Suicide: Report
A suspicious death in Montgomery County has now been ruled a suicide, according to the MoCoShow. Authorities were investigating after an adult male was found dead inside a home in the 1700 block of East West Highway in Silver Spring just after 12 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, Montgomery County Police said. The department said the possibility of foul play was ruled out in an updated release later the same day. No arrests have been made and there is no known threat to the community, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is …
Police & Fire
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA
The day that Trinh Nguyen shot her two sons was also the day she intended to die, authorities said releasing brand-new information. The 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom drove to New Jersey for heroin in an attempt to kill herself after shooting her two sons, Jeffrey "JT" and Nelson Tini, in their Upper Makefield home on Monday, May 2, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. All of it was planned, said Weintraub, noting the family had been given an eviction notice for Tuesday, May 3. But things exactly didn't go as planned, for Nguyen, who was captured around 11:3…
News
Three Navy Sailors Died By Suicide On Same Virginia Ship This Month: Report
Three US Navy sailors stationed on the USS George Washington in Virginia died by suicide within seven days of each other this month, The Washington Post reports. A fourth also died by suicide in 2021, the outlet says. Xavier Sandor, 19, a Shelton, CT native, was found unresponsive aboard the ship in Newport News on Friday, April 15, The Post says. Two other sailors on the ship reportedly died by suicide on April 9 and 10. Pentagon Secretary John Kirby addressed the deaths in a press conference this week. “Each death is tragic in its own right”, said Kirby. “Our thoughts and …
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