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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
Business
'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community 'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community
'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community A tasty new dining experience is making its way to Washington, DC with the opening of a brand new Ramen Bar. JINYA Ramen Bar has announced plans for a new restaurant at the Parks at Walter Reed, set to open in May 2023.  The unique restaurant brings an authentic Pacific taste to customers, with specially aged noodles and delicious broth that is sure to make a diner's mouth water.  "JINYA is ramen culture, where the relationship between broth and noodles is serious but delicious business", stated a JINYA spokesperson.  "From the water we use to prepare our broths – we only u…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Nearly two dozen people are displaced after a massive garden apartment fire in Montgomery County, authorities say. The two-alarm blaze was reported around 11 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the apartment building in the 2370 block of Glenmont Circle near Georgia Avenue, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. ICYMI (~11p 10/5) 2-Alarm, 2370 Glenmont Circle, near Georgia Av, Georgian Woods, 3-sty garden apt; origin & cause, building exterior (couch) rapidly grew, spread to utility closet, to common causeway for HVAC thru out bldg, quickly extending (vertically) into interior; pic.…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police
Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police An officer shot and killed one of three suspects that were fleeing the scene of a shooting, officials said. At around 4 p.m. on July 31, law enforcement arrived at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street, where they found two men suffering apparent gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. While they were treated for non-life threatening injuries, officers received a report of a white sedan nearby, with three armed suspects and weapons inside the car, police reported.  Upon officers locating the sedan at the intersection of 2nd Street a…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports
Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports Police directed drivers in the opposite direction after a motorcyclist struck the back of a police cruiser and died on the Intercounty Connector (ICC) Thursday, July 14, WUSA9 reports. The Montgomery County police officer was heading west in his marked patrol car when he was struck by a motorcyclist traveling at a "high rate of speed" around 7:30 p.m., MoCo Police Spokeswoman Shiera Goff said. The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and pronounced dead on scene, while the officer was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The ICC was closed between Georgia Avenue…

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by Cecilia Levine