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Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING) Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING)
Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (Developing) A man believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance stabbed himself and six other people—two of whom tried to intervene—during a random rampage in Northeast DC, police said. It happened around 3:22 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the area of Montello Avenue and Eigs Place NE, according to DC Police Chief Pamela Smith. Responding officers from the Fifth District arrived to find “numerous people suffering from stab wounds,” Smith said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.  The officers provided first aid and called in DC Fire and EMS, who took four women and two men to th…

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by Zak Failla
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Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say
Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say A 12-year-old boy was killed after a tree holding up a backyard zipline snapped and fell on him in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a home on the 1400 block of Chadwyck Lane in East Hempfield Township around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, for a medical emergency involving a child, according to East Hempfield Township police. When responders arrived, they found the boy unresponsive. Investigators determined that while the child was using a zipline in the backyard, a tree supporting one end of it broke near its base and fell, striking him, police said. Nea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department did not grant the wish of a knife-wielding man who wanted to be killed after stabbing his victim multiple times, according to investigators. Kevin Leonard Quander is facing a host of charges following the investigation into an incident in Washington County, during which he attacked his victim before being subdued by a Taser-like device. Officers were responded late in the afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 12 to investigate a reported stabbing in the 100 block of West Franklin Street, and upon arrival, they found Quander chasing another man while hold…

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by Zak Failla