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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train At Maryland Metro Station (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train At Maryland Metro Station (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train At Maryland Metro Station (Developing) One person was struck and killed by a train early on Wednesday afternoon in Prince George's County, according to officials. An alert was issued by a Prince George's County Fire and EMS spokesperson advising that at approximately 1:35 p.m. on May 15, a person was struck by a train. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is now being investigated by Metro Transit Police. No additional details have been provided. Approx 1:35pm, College Park Metro, 1 Adult struck by a train. Patient is deceased. NFI. @WMATAPolice investigating. — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Charged With Murdering Popular Teenager On DC Metro Train: Feds Gunman Charged With Murdering Popular Teenager On DC Metro Train: Feds
Gunman Charged With Murdering Popular Teenager On DC Metro Train: Feds The 23-year-old man accused of killing 17-year-old Brendan Ofori on a Metro rail car in DC is facing federal charges, authorities announced on Wednesday. On March 6, District resident Keith Williams was indicted on a first-degree murder while armed charge following the fatal shooting of the teen on a Green Line Metro train. According to the indictment, on May 28, 2023, Williams and Ofori were traveling separately when the latter got onto a southbound train at the West. Hyattsville Metro Station. Prosecutors say that Williams was captured on video entering the Stadium Armory Metro Stat…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Girl Dies While Riding Outside Train Car Headed To Silver Spring Station Teen Girl Dies While Riding Outside Train Car Headed To Silver Spring Station
Teen Girl Dies While Riding Outside Train Car Headed To Silver Spring Station A teen girl died while riding outside a train car, also known as "train surfing," in Maryland Friday morning, March 1, officials said. An announcement was made by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority around 3:35 p.m. stating that the girl had passed while riding outside of a car that was headed to the Silver Spring station. We are deeply saddened to learn that a teenage girl lost her life this morning while riding outside of a train car en route to Silver Spring station. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family. #wmata — Metro Forward (@wmata) March 1, 2024 The WMATA iss…

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by Valerie Musson
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Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say
Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say The woman who was wanted for a kidnapping incident on a Metrobus last week has been apprehended, authorities announced on Friday. Christina Marie Acker, 38, has been arrested by Metro Transit Police in DC following an incident on a P12 Metrobus on Friday, Dec. 15, ironically on public transit. An alert was issued by the agency on the day of the attempted kidnapping after the Silver Spring resident allegedly attempted to take a young child from a stroller while riding the bus. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Southeast DC near the Maryland state line. CASH REWARD…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Fare Evader Takes Walk On The Wild Side Along Metro Train Tracks Fare Evader Takes Walk On The Wild Side Along Metro Train Tracks
Fare Evader Takes Walk On The Wild Side Along Metro Train Tracks A fare evader went through extreme measures to - unsuccessfully - avoid being apprehended by Metro Transit Police officers during the evening commute. Late on Monday afternoon, some commuters were held up when a traveler hopped the turnstile and took a stroll down the tracks at the Naylor Road Metro Station. The strange scene led to delays approaching 30 minutes on Monday night on the Green Line as Metro Transit police waited to apprehend the man, who may face charges. No injuries were reported. The incident comes as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) officials have wo…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
'Trespasser' Struck By Metro Train Causes Delays For Travelers (UPDATED) 'Trespasser' Struck By Metro Train Causes Delays For Travelers (UPDATED)
'Trespasser' Struck By Metro Train Causes Delays For Travelers (Updated) Some travelers were tied up in the area on Friday afternoon after a person was struck by a train, officials say. Shortly after noon on Friday, Aug. 18, Metro officials issued an alert advising that there would be delays after a pedestrian was struck by a train near the Forest Glen station. Red Line Delay: Trains are single tracking btwn Silver Spring & Forest Glen due to a person struck by a train at Forest Glen. Expect delays in both directions. — Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) August 18, 2023 No information about the victim or their condition has been released by officials, thou…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman In Custody Days After MD Teen Shot On DC Metro Train, Police Say Gunman In Custody Days After MD Teen Shot On DC Metro Train, Police Say
Gunman In Custody Days After MD Teen Shot On DC Metro Train, Police Say Justice may be served for a grieving family in Maryland after a teenager was gunned down on a Metro railcar in Washington, DC last month. On Friday, June 9, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that Southeast DC resident Keith Williams, 23, has been charged with murder for his role in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Brendan Ofori, of Fort Washington, in May. At approximately 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, Ofori was shot and killed on a train heading into the Waterfront Metro Station in the 300 block of M Street in Southwest DC. On the day of the shooting, officers found Ofori su…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Metro Train Platform In MD Teen Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Metro Train Platform In MD
Teen Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Metro Train Platform In MD New details have been released by police in Montgomery County after a fatal shooting inside the Wheaton Metro Station overnight left a teen dead. Tennyson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., 18, of Greenbelt, has been identified as the person who was struck and killed shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 at the station on Georgia Avenue. Police say that Leslie was found by responding officers suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died on Thursday night. The initial investigation determined that Leslie …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Suspected Of Causing Metro Bus Crash Reportedly Failed To Wear Glasses: Officials Driver Suspected Of Causing Metro Bus Crash Reportedly Failed To Wear Glasses: Officials
Driver Suspected Of Causing Metro Bus Crash Reportedly Failed To Wear Glasses: Officials  The driver of a van police say was responsible for a massive Metro bus accident has been charged with several infractions, police say. Metro Transit Police announced that the driver of the van was charged with unsafe lane change, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, improper right turn, and failure to wear a corrective lens after the accident caused a Metro bus to drive into a Wheaton jewelry store. Drivers in Wheaton were delayed the morning of Thursday, March 2 after the bus collided with the store in the area of Viers Mill Road and University Boulevard East, according to a Mo…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Dog Owner Dragged To Death By Metro Train In Northern Virginia: Police Dog Owner Dragged To Death By Metro Train In Northern Virginia: Police
Dog Owner Dragged To Death By Metro Train In Northern Virginia: Police Police say that a man tethered to a dog got dragged to death by a train at the Dunn Loring-Merrifield station in Northern Virginia on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, a spokesperson for the Metro Transit Police said that the department received a report of a person who had been struck by a train at the station in Vienna. Original story - Man Fatally Struck By Train in Northern VA: Metro Transit Police (DEVELOPING) The man - who has not been identified - was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries. Update…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Wounded In Rush-Hour DC Metro Train Shooting: Report Teen Wounded In Rush-Hour DC Metro Train Shooting: Report
Teen Wounded In Rush-Hour DC Metro Train Shooting: Report A teenager was wounded in a Northwest DC Metro train shooting that happened during the height of the morning rush hour on Friday, Oct. 28, NBC4 Washington reports. A fight between a group of juveniles apparently resulted in shots being fired on the Green Line train at the Georgia Avenue – Petworth station around 8:30 a.m., the outlet says citing Metro Transit police. The unidentified teen was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to survive, according to the outlet. An investigation remains ongoing. Click here for more from NBC4 Washington.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights
Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights Officials say a woman was hospitalized after getting rescued when she found herself in a precarious position during rush hour. An incident involving a person under a metro train was announced at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 when a pedestrian required a rescue after becoming stuck under a train at the Friendship Heights station, according to a DC Fire and EMS spokesperson. One Person Under a Train https://t.co/5vBpT5915c — Montgomery Fire Wire (@MoCoFireWire) October 6, 2022 Multiple first responders from several agencies responded to the scene following the reported stri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Intercept Rape At Silver Spring Transit Center: Transit PD Police Intercept Rape At Silver Spring Transit Center: Transit PD
Police Intercept Rape At Silver Spring Transit Center: Transit PD Police intercepted a rape at a Maryland transit center early Thursday, July 21. Tiwan D. Sweet, 38, of Washington DC, tried forcing himself into the victim and physically assaulted her while she waited at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring around 3 a.m., Metro Transit Police said. The victim yelled for help and Montgomery County Police responded and, intervened in the attack. Sweet was detained and arrested upon arrival of MTPD. “This is a heinous crime against an innocent victim and the community is now safer with this arrest,” MTPD Chief Michael Anzallo said. …

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by Cecilia Levine