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Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced
Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced The woman who drove into a 5-year-old girl standing on the sidewalk waiting for a bus with her father over the summer last year in Southeast DC will spend years in prison after admitting to the crime late last year, federal authorities announced. Thaniyyah Veney, 33, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to aggravated assault while armed with a vehicle in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia following a July incident that left the child pinned under her vehicle, requiring a bold save by first responders while she simply walked away while under the influence. On Friday, Veney was sentenc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say
Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say It took less than 24 hours for members of the Metropolitan Police Department to track down a vehicle that was linked to Sunday's mass shooting in Northwest DC that left two dead and five hospitalized. On Tuesday, Investigators released a photo of a vehicle of interest - a black Infiniti - that may have been involved in the shooting that left Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, dead. The following morning, the department announced that the vehicle has been located, but no suspects have been identified or apprehended as of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting
Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting New details continue to emerge as the Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Sunday's mass shooting in Northwest DC that left two dead and five hospitalized. Investigators released a photo of a vehicle of interest - a black Infiniti - that may have been involved in the shooting that left Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, dead. At approximately 3 a.m. on March 17, gunshots rang out in the 700 block of P Street NW near 7th Street, leaving seven people with injuries, according to a spokesperson for the agency. Upon arrival offic…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Dogs Suffering From Critical Injuries In DC House Fire See Support From Community Dogs Suffering From Critical Injuries In DC House Fire See Support From Community
Dogs Suffering From Critical Injuries In DC House Fire See Support From Community A family is rallying community support following a critical fire in Southeast DC that destroyed a woman's home and left her beloved dogs with serious injuries. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a home in the 3500 block of Ely Place SE, when flames tore through the residence and destroyed the property. The site of the fire in DC Twitter/@dcfireems One firefighter reported minor injuries and crews were able to get the fire under control, but two dogs - Sage and Adonis - belonging to Giavonna Morgan sustained critical injuries before th…

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by Zak Failla
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District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County. The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #DCsBra…

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by Zak Failla
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Passenger Admits To Shooting, Killing Man In Southeast DC Days After Purchasing New Gun: Feds Passenger Admits To Shooting, Killing Man In Southeast DC Days After Purchasing New Gun: Feds
Passenger Admits To Shooting, Killing Man In Southeast DC Days After Purchasing New Gun: Feds The Maryland man who gunned down a another man inside a car in Southeast DC has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced. Silver Spring native Jordan Jones, 23, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the fatal shooting of Noel Nicol, whose body was later found in October 2021 in the 2000 block of Savannah Place SE.  He had initially faced a murder charge. According to court documents, Jones arranged to meet Nicol on Oct. 11, 2021, one day after he purchased a 9mm handgun - the same caliber as the murder weapon - and three days before his body was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
US Marshals Service Involved In Fatal Shooting Of Wanted Man In Southeast DC (DEVELOPING) US Marshals Service Involved In Fatal Shooting Of Wanted Man In Southeast DC (DEVELOPING)
US Marshals Service Involved In Fatal Shooting Of Wanted Man In Southeast DC (Developing) An investigation has been lost in Southeast DC on Tuesday afternoon after members of the US Marshals Service shot and killed a wanted man following a short pursuit, Metropolitan Police Department officials announced. At approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, officers from the department were called to the 4300 block of 3rd Street SE near Atlantic Street SE to assist the US Marshals who were involved in an operation involving a man in his 20s with multiple warrants out for his arrest. MPD and @USMarshalsHQ are on the scene of an officer involved shooting incident. Media staging is at …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest Sought In DC Hotel Murder Of High School Student Person Of Interest Sought In DC Hotel Murder Of High School Student
Person Of Interest Sought In DC Hotel Murder Of High School Student The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a person of interest in connection with the Northeast DC murder of a high school student. Akira Wilson, 18, was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a room in the Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/US Capitol on First Street around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, police said. Officers were called there on a report of a gunshot, they said.  Police are now looking to question a man captured by a surveillance camera. The teen was a senior at Jackson-Reed High School, according to a message the school p…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police 18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police
18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police An 18-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a Northeast DC hotel room over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responded to the 1200 block of First Street on a report of a shooting around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  Once inside a hotel room, officers found an unconscious woman suffering from a gunshot wound, they said.  The grisly discovery was made inside the Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/US Capitol, police confirmed to Fox5DC.   The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by EMS worke…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report
Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report A suspect was at large after two people were shot on a Metrobus near a Southeast DC school on Thursday, Nov. 17, WJLA reports. The shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. on the 800 block of Yuma Street close to KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory school, which is located on 8th Street, according to DC police and the outlet. A man and teen girl, who was on her way to school, were taken to a local hospital, where both are expected to survive, the outlet says. No arrests have been made and police say they are looking for a 17-year-old Black man who stands 4-foot-8 to 5 feet tall. Alert: Shoot…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Who Killed Maryland Teen, DC Father In Triple Summer Shooting Charged: Police Murder Suspect Who Killed Maryland Teen, DC Father In Triple Summer Shooting Charged: Police
Murder Suspect Who Killed Maryland Teen, DC Father In Triple Summer Shooting Charged: Police Police have apprehended a wanted 27-year-old shooter who allegedly killed an innocent bystander and a Maryland man in a summertime Southeast, DC triple shooting that left a third woman with critical injuries, the Metropolitan Police says. Beysean Jones, of District Heights in Maryland, has been arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree murder by armed, investigators announced. Southeast resident Tijuan Wilson, 41, a father of three who was shot in the presence of his children, according to NBC Washington, was among the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
New Details Released As Police Investigate Halloween Murder Of 14-Year-Old In DC New Details Released As Police Investigate Halloween Murder Of 14-Year-Old In DC
New Details Released As Police Investigate Halloween Murder Of 14-Year-Old In DC The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has released new information regarding the teen who was shot and killed in Southeast DC on Halloween night. Antione Manning, 14, was found with a gunshot wound at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 to the 2600 block of Birney Place, according to investigators on Tuesday, Nov. 1. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the department released surveillance photos of a vehicle believed to be involved in Manning's murder. Antione ManningInstagram/@trayonwhite DC Police Chief Robert Contee III said that upon arrival, officers found a 14-year-old wi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC
Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has released new information regarding the teen who was shot and killed in Southeast DC on Halloween night. Antione Manning, 14, was found with a gunshot wound at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 to the 2600 block of Birney Place, according to investigators on Tuesday, Nov. 1. No information about a possible motive or suspect has been released by the police. Councilmember Trayon White penned a heartfelt memorial of Manning on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trail Of Blood Leads Police To Wounded Pit Bull Shot During DC Home Invasion Trail Of Blood Leads Police To Wounded Pit Bull Shot During DC Home Invasion
Trail Of Blood Leads Police To Wounded Pit Bull Shot During DC Home Invasion A pit bull was allegedly shot during a burglary in southeast D.C. in an early morning robbery, reports Fox 5 DC. The dog was reportedly shot around 1:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 21 in the area of 18th and 23rd Streets. Officers arrived to find a home with an open window screen and a trail of blood leading to the dog who was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, the outlet continues. The pit bull was rushed to an animal hospital to be treated. No other injuries were reported in the robbery. Police say that no one was home during the incident but investigators are attempting to find security foot…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Suspect Facing Murder Charge For Gunning Down Maryland Man In DC, Police Say Suspect Facing Murder Charge For Gunning Down Maryland Man In DC, Police Say
Suspect Facing Murder Charge For Gunning Down Maryland Man In DC, Police Say The months-long investigation into the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Maryland man led to a murder charge for a suspect who was wanted in Washington, DC, police announced. Dionte Anderson, 24, of Southeast, DC, was arrested by members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday, Oct. 18 on a warrant charging him with second-degree murder while armed for his role in the death of Greenbelt resident Adrian Mack over the summer. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Night Of Violence: Two Teens Killed, Third Victim Hospitalized By Shooter In DC, Police Say Night Of Violence: Two Teens Killed, Third Victim Hospitalized By Shooter In DC, Police Say
Night Of Violence: Two Teens Killed, Third Victim Hospitalized By Shooter In DC, Police Say Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have identified a pair of Maryland teens who were shot and killed in Southeast, DC on Monday night. Reginald Cooper and Davonte Berkley, both 19, both of District Heights, were both found shot by officers shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 in the 1300 block of Congress Street, according to investigators. Police say that one of the teens was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead a short time after. A third victim was also located on Tuesday night after being admitted to…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Murder Suspect Apprehended For April Shooting Of DC Grandmother, Volunteer, Police Say Maryland Murder Suspect Apprehended For April Shooting Of DC Grandmother, Volunteer, Police Say
Maryland Murder Suspect Apprehended For April Shooting Of DC Grandmother, Volunteer, Police Say A Maryland man has become the latest suspect to be charged with murder months after a fatal midday shooting in DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. District Heights resident Norvin Dickerson, 41, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 8 with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the shooting of 38-year-old Tiffany Wiggins in April, authorities said. Previously, on Tuesday, June 7, a Southeast, DC resident whose name was not released by police on Thursday was arrested and also charged with murder, according to the department. At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting
One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting A 31-year-old man was shot and killed in DC after an earlier shooting left two people injured, authorities announced. Kevin Hartgraves-Shird, of Southeast, DC was shot and killed by an officer of the Metropolitan Police Department in the 200 block of Madison Street during an investigation into a shooting on Saturday, July 30 in Northwest DC, officials said. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street in Northwest, where there was a reported shooting.  Upon arrival, members located…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Killed, One Critical Following Latest Shooting In Southeast DC: Metropolitan Police Two Killed, One Critical Following Latest Shooting In Southeast DC: Metropolitan Police
Two Killed, One Critical Following Latest Shooting In Southeast DC: Metropolitan Police An innocent bystander and Maryland man were both killed in a Southeast, DC triple shooting that left a third woman with critical injuries, the Metropolitan Police announced. Southeast resident Tijuan Wilson, 41, a father of three who was shot in the presence of his children, according to NBC Washington, was among the victims who were shot in the 4300 block of 4th Street in Southeast on Wednesday, July 27, according to officials. Prince George's County resident Ronald Brown, 19, of Oxon Hill, was also killed in the shooting. The name of the hospitalized woman has not been released.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Identify Southeast D.C. Man Killed In Local Double Shooting Police Identify Southeast D.C. Man Killed In Local Double Shooting
Police Identify Southeast D.C. Man Killed In Local Double Shooting Police have identified a man who was killed in a shooting that also wounded a female on Saturday, July 9 in Southeast D.C. Officers responded to reports of gunshots at the 100 block of Atlantic Street at around 12 p.m. to find  33-year-old Amos Jones and one female victim, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. The female victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and Jones was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information that would lead to an arrest. An…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
60-Year-Old DC Man Stabbed Dead 60-Year-Old DC Man Stabbed Dead
60-Year-Old DC Man Stabbed Dead The victim killed in a morning stabbing has been identified as a Southeast D.C man, authorities say. Orlando Murphy, 60, was found with stab wounds on the 3600 block of Brothers Place around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, Metropolitan Police say. Murphy was pronounced dead on the scene. A $25,000 reward is being offered to anyone that can provide information leading to an arrest in the case.  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message…

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by Annie DeVoe