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Police ID Man Killed During Maryland Carjacking Police ID Man Killed During Maryland Carjacking
Police ID Man Killed During Maryland Carjacking A 52-year-old man was killed over the weekend during a violent carjacking in Prince George's County.  Capitol Heights Michael Fernando Davis was identified on Monday as the victim who suffered fatal injuries during the theft of his car, which was subsequently crashed nearby, police say. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 in the 5700 block of Gladstone Way.  Police say that when officers arrived at the scene of the carjacking, they found Davis suffering from trauma. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.&nbs…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Homeless Man ID'd As Body Found Dead Near Maryland Metro Station Homeless Man ID'd As Body Found Dead Near Maryland Metro Station
Homeless Man ID'd As Body Found Dead Near Maryland Metro Station The Prince George's County Police Department has identified the man who was the subject of a suspicious death investigation near a Metro Station on Wednesday. Avrell Milam, 33, who has no fixed address, was found at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning by police officers near Hyattsville Crossing, authorities announced. Hyattsville Police officers found Milam in the 2900 block of Belcrest Center Drive unresponsive and suffering from traumatic injuries. The PGPD Homicide Unit is investigating a suspicious death that took place at approx. 3AM, today, 8/30, at the 2900 block of Belcr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspicious Death Being Investigated Near Maryland Metro Station: Police (DEVELOPING) Suspicious Death Being Investigated Near Maryland Metro Station: Police (DEVELOPING)
Suspicious Death Being Investigated Near Maryland Metro Station: Police (Developing) An investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a body was found in Hyattsville early on Wednesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the 2900 block of Belcrest Center Drive, where there were reports of an unresponsive person. The PGPD Homicide Unit is investigating a suspicious death that took place at approx. 3AM, today, 8/30, at the 2900 block of Belcrest Center Dr. A press release is available at https://t.co/KraRz9iciw. Call Prince George’s County Crime Solvers at https://t.co/YVK…

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News
Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities
Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities A Maryland woman is facing decades in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend and another man, then had help from her twin sister killing her teen brother, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017. Court documents show that Leaundra told her mom that Howard held him down as Lipford choked him. At the time the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Homeless Man Found Dead With Traumatic Injuries In Maryland Police ID Homeless Man Found Dead With Traumatic Injuries In Maryland
Police ID Homeless Man Found Dead With Traumatic Injuries In Maryland Police in Prince George's County are still attempting to locate a suspect who killed a 33-year-old homeless man on Sunday morning. Investigators have identified Chuck Deonte Jenkins, who has no fixed address, as the person found dead suffering from traumatic injuries at approximately 3:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway during a welfare check. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, on Aug. 27, officers were called to the home, where they found Jenkins dead suffering from serious, undisclosed injuries. His body has since been taken to th…

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News
Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC
Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC Police have identified the Maryland man who was killed while crossing the street in Northeast DC.  Clinton resident Gatarua Stephen Gitu, 39, was killed by driver in the early hours of Sunday, July 23 in the 2300 block of Benning Road NE, authorities announced. The initial investigation determined that at approximately 3:15 a.m. on the morning he was struck, Gitu was walking across the street - outside of the crosswalk - when he was struck by a dark-colored Infiniti that proceeded to speed away. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene of the crash, where they found Gitu dead.…

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Police & Fire
Arrest Made After Dad Killed Defending Son In Violent Attack Outside MD Home: Police Arrest Made After Dad Killed Defending Son In Violent Attack Outside MD Home: Police
Arrest Made After Dad Killed Defending Son In Violent Attack Outside MD Home: Police A 26-year-old man has been apprehended for his alleged role in the death of a doting dad who was defending his son after an altercation at a Maryland middle school, authorities announced. Brooklyn resident Trevor Garrett Taylor has been arrested and charged with manslaughter and other offenses for the violent assault that left a father dead in May. Christopher Wright had his head strike the concrete outside his home in the 300 block of Arundel Road West in Brooklyn and he was reportedly struck in the face several time after an incident at his son's school involving Taylor. The inciden…

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Traffic
Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection (DEVELOPING) Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing MD Intersection (Developing) A woman was killed in an early morning collision near a Southern Maryland intersection on Monday morning, police say. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, July 17, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 7200 block, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver of an SUV was driving east on Central Avenue when he struck the pedestrian, who was killed and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. According to police, the woman's name will be released at a later time once her ID is confir…

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Obituaries
'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC 'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC
'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC Washington DC's bicycling community was mourning the loss of 27-year-old Dzhoy Zuckerman, who was killed over the weekend. Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, was gunned down on the 6100 block of 3rd Street, Northwest, just after midnight on Saturday, July 15, DC Metro police said. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Zuckerman was being mourned as a local legend on a GoFundMe campaign that had raised more than $7,400 as of Monday, July 17. Always dressed in purple, Zuckerman "had a voice that could fill any room and a joyful laugh that could be heard from miles away," the cam…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Identifies Body Pulled From Maryland Creek Family Identifies Body Pulled From Maryland Creek
Family Identifies Body Pulled From Maryland Creek Family of the man whose body was found in a Montgomery County creek has identified him, police say. Jose Israel Centeno Velasquez, also known as Carlos, is the subject of a homicide investigation after the 43-year-old Gaithersburg resident was found over the weekend. Centeno Velasquez was last seen on Friday, July 7 leaving his home on Girard Street, investigators said. Following the discovery of his body, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that his death was to be ruled as a homicide. Police originally sought to identify the body by highlighting his distinct tattoos. …

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Police & Fire
MURDER: Maryland Prisoner Charged With Stabbing Cellmate Dead MURDER: Maryland Prisoner Charged With Stabbing Cellmate Dead
Murder: Maryland Prisoner Charged With Stabbing Cellmate Dead A 26-year-old prisoner has been charged in the May 2023 death of his cellmate at the Jessup Correctional Institute, authorities said. Daniel Myers is facing one count of first-degree murder and related offenses in the May 27 incident that left 27-year-old Nicholas Joseph Delfosse dead, Maryland State Police said. Delfosse had been serving time for burlgary. Myers is believed to have stabbed Delfosse in their cell, authorities said. Delfosse was found in the cell in the maximum-security prison with multiple injuries shortly before 4:30 p.m. on May 27. An autopsy by the Office of the Ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed In Essex Shooting Police ID Man Killed In Essex Shooting
Police ID Man Killed In Essex Shooting New details have been released after a man was found shot in Baltimore County on Tuesday morning. Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department found Adrian Hutton, 26, suffering from injuries at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27 in the unit block of South Marlyn Avenue.  Police say that he was rushed to an area hospital for treatment of a life-threatening gunshot wound, where he later died from his injuries. Hutton's body has since been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine his exact cause of death. The investigation is ongoing. More det…

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