UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police
UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police A rising college senior interning on Capitol Hill was shot and killed in Washington, DC this week, officials confirmed. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, was fatally shot on Monday night, June 30, in Northwest DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Officers with MPD's Third District responded to the sound of gunshots around 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of 7th Street NW.  There, they found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds: an unconscious man, a conscious woman, and a conscious 16-year-old boy. All three were transported to area hospitals b…
Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom
Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom A North Andover police officer is recovering in the hospital after she was shot by a fellow officer during a call to her home involving a restraining order. Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was off-duty when three of her coworkers, including a supervisor, came to her house on Phillips Brooks Road in North Andover on Monday, June 30, to serve her with a court-approved restraining order, authorities said. That’s when, authorities say, something went wrong. "When one of the officers was escorting Ms. Fitzsimmons during the service of the court order, an armed confrontation took place," said Essex Co…
Firefighter Killings: Suspect Found Dead After 'Ambush' Shooting On Idaho First Responders Firefighter Killings: Suspect Found Dead After 'Ambush' Shooting On Idaho First Responders
Firefighter Killings: Suspect Found Dead After 'Ambush' Shooting On Idaho First Responders An armed suspect was found dead following what police described as an ambush shooting that killed two firefighters and injured a third in northern Idaho. The attack unfolded around 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, June 29, when fire crews responded to a brushfire near the 24-acre Canfield Mountain Park in Coeur d’Alene. After intentionally starting the fire to lure first responders, a gunman armed with a “sporting rifle” opened fire, shooting and killing two firefighters and injuring a third, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. The injured firefighter was listed in stab…
Maryland Man Learns Fate From Two Judges After Triple Shooting Rampage: State's Attorney Maryland Man Learns Fate From Two Judges After Triple Shooting Rampage: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Learns Fate From Two Judges After Triple Shooting Rampage: State's Attorney Two judges. One life sentence. Plus 94 more years. Jontae Lamont Proctor, 22, of Leonardtown, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced by two separate judges for a three-month shooting spree that included a murder, a restaurant ambush, and gunfire into a home with a child inside, prosecutors in St. Mary’s County announced. According to State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, Proctor was sentenced to life in prison plus 94 years of active incarceration following convictions related to three violent incidents across southern Maryland in early 2024. On Feb. 26, Proctor was i…
Shooting Suspect Who Fled Country From DMV Captured In Spain After 2 Years: Police Shooting Suspect Who Fled Country From DMV Captured In Spain After 2 Years: Police
Shooting Suspect Who Fled Country From DMV Captured In Spain After 2 Years: Police He tried to run — but two years later, he’s finally back in cuffs. A man accused of shooting someone during a 2023 fight in Virginia has been extradited back to the United States after authorities say he fled the country following the attack. Taha Zouheir, 36, is now being held at the Arlington County Detention Facility, police announced Tuesday, June 24. According to the Arlington County Police Department, Zouheir was wanted in connection with a shooting in the Clarendon neighborhood that happened shortly after 2 a.m. on June 4, 2023, in the 3000 block of Wilson Boulevard. Officers respo…
Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police
Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police A 32-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he shot a truck driver in the abdomen during a road rage incident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison on Friday, June 20, authorities said. At 10:15 a.m., troopers responded to the Turnpike after the driver of a box truck was shot in the abdomen while driving southbound, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. An investigation determined Eiver Rodriguez, who was also driving a tractor-trailer, fired one round into the front door of the victim’s box truck, Marchan said. Rodriguez fled the scene, continuing …
Tesla Shot On I-95 Near Maryland Border; Pickup Wanted In Road Rage Case: Police Tesla Shot On I-95 Near Maryland Border; Pickup Wanted In Road Rage Case: Police
Tesla Shot On I-95 Near Maryland Border; Pickup Wanted In Road Rage Case: Police Virginia State Police are asking for the public’s help after a Tesla was shot multiple times during a road rage incident on I-95 in Spotsylvania County. The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. Friday, June 20, in the southbound lanes near the 122-mile marker, according to police. Investigators said the Tesla was struck several times by gunfire during a confrontation with a dark-colored pickup truck, possibly a black Toyota Tacoma. No injuries were reported. At approximately 2:18 p.m., the suspected truck was seen near the 121-mile marker heading south.  On Saturday, police released a …
Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD
Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DMV Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD He smiled in family photos. He wasn’t the target. A beloved 19-year-old from Northeast DC, identified as Zephaniah Wright, was fatally shot on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a burst of gunfire in the Petworth neighborhood, according to Metropolitan Police.  Authorities now say an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in what relatives believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity. Wright was one of three people shot shortly after 9 p.m. on April 29.  Fourth District officers responded to the 800 block of Taylor Street and the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue NW after g…
‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Maryland Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Shooting ‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Maryland Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Shooting
‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Maryland Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Shooting A grieving Maryland mother is pleading for help to lay her oldest son to rest after he died from injuries suffered in a double shooting earlier this month. DeAndre “Marley” Stevenson, 37, died on June 16, nearly two weeks after he was critically wounded in a double shooting inside a Prince George’s County apartment that also claimed the life of Myandre McBride, 32, of Suitland. The shooting happened just after 12:30 p.m. on June 3 in the 5600 block of Regency Park Court, where officers found both men suffering from gunshot wounds inside an apartment.  McBride was pronounced dead at th…
One Killed, One Critical In Maryland Double Shooting Outside Closed Business: Police One Killed, One Critical In Maryland Double Shooting Outside Closed Business: Police
One Killed, One Critical In Maryland Double Shooting Outside Closed Business: Police A 36-year-old Maryland man has been identified as the victim in a deadly double shooting outside a closed business in Prince George’s County, police said. Michael Jordan Thompson, of Dundalk, was found shot near the 12000 block of Laurel Bowie Road around 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Responding officers located Thompson outside the business suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A second man was also shot in the same incident and was later dropped off at a…
Second Man Dies Weeks After Maryland Apartment Shooting; Charges Pending: Police Second Man Dies Weeks After Maryland Apartment Shooting; Charges Pending: Police
Second Man Dies Weeks After Maryland Apartment Shooting; Charges Pending: Police A second man has died weeks after a double shooting inside a Maryland apartment that already left one man dead — and now prosecutors are weighing new charges, police said. Deandre Stevenson, 37, of Suitland, died on June 16, after suffering critical injuries in a Regency Park Court shooting the Prince George’s County Police Department confirmed on Tuesday. Stevenson had been clinging to life since the incident, in which Myandre McBride, 32, of Suitland, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Now both men are dead — and the suspect, James Stewart, 35, of Upper Marlboro, could face addition…
Maryland Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition, Police Say Maryland Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition, Police Say
Maryland Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition, Police Say A man is in custody in Virginia after allegedly shooting someone he knew during a deadly argument earlier this month in Maryland, police announced. Aaron Zavier Jefferson, 33, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dequan Clinkscale, of Capitol Heights, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Saturday, June 7, at approximately 4:40 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Warfield Drive for the report of an unresponsive man in a parking garage. When they arrived, police found Clinkscale suffering from gunshot wounds.…