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Man Caught Smoking Cig At Oxon Hill Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police Man Caught Smoking Cig At Oxon Hill Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police
Man Caught Smoking Cig At Oxon Hill Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police Weeks after he was caught on camera lighting up a cigarette while walking away from a Maryland murder scene, a wanted man has been apprehended, authorities announced. Last month, the Prince George's County Police Department issued a call for help to the community after 31-year-old DC resident Deon Damien Thomas was fatally shot by an unknown man sporting a jumpsuit.  At approximately 8:20 p.m. on July 12, officers were called to investigate a shooting in the 511 block of Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, where they found Thomas suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronoun…

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‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder ‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder
‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder A year after 10-year-old Tyron “Ty” Colbert Jr. was shot and killed inside his Salisbury home, Maryland State Police are renewing their plea for answers — and offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Colbert was killed on Aug. 5, 2024, while inside a Clay Street home with his mother and two other young children, according to Maryland State Police, who found him suffering from a fatal gunshot wound around 10:30 p.m. that night after a 911 call. No suspect has been identified 53 weeks later, as the investigation continues by state police and the Salisbury…

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Accokeek Man Shoots Mother’s Boyfriend Dead Inside Shared Home: Police Accokeek Man Shoots Mother’s Boyfriend Dead Inside Shared Home: Police
Accokeek Man Shoots Mother’s Boyfriend Dead Inside Shared Home: Police A man was arrested after police say he shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend during an ongoing dispute inside their Maryland home. Clarence Green Jr., 24, is facing murder charges after allegedly opening fire on 38-year-old Gene Garrett Jr. just after midnight Friday, Aug. 8, in the 16000 block of Caribbean Way in Accokeek, according to Prince George’s County Police. When officers got to the scene around 12 a.m., they found Garrett suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead inside the home. Police say Green and Garrett knew each other and were co-habitants. Green was arrested a…

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Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Laurel (VIDEO) Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Laurel (VIDEO)
William Denard Askew Killed By Bike-Riding Shooter In MD: PD Recognize him?  The Prince William County Police Department released new video of a bike-riding suspect wanted in connection with the murder of 33-year-old William Denard Askew last month. Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street.  Now, new details have been released about a person believed to be the gunman who was caught on camera riding through an area gas station. The wanted bicyclist out of Prince George's County. Prince George's County Police In the video — which is seen here — the hooded bicyclist can be seen circlin…

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‘Shrieking’ Woman Gunned Down As Cops Ambushed At Door During Deadly Standoff: Police ‘Shrieking’ Woman Gunned Down As Cops Ambushed At Door During Deadly Standoff: Police
‘Shrieking’ Woman Gunned Down As Cops Ambushed At Door During Deadly Standoff: Police A woman is dead, two cops were shot, and a man is in custody following an overnight standoff with police in Virginia.  Shaun Boker, 39, is facing a host of charges after putting members of the Chesapeake Police Department through their paces during a late-night standoff that stretched into Thursday morning, officials say. Officers were first called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6 to the 500 block of Willow Bridge Court to investigate a reported domestic assault involving a man and woman inside an apartment in the area. Upon arrival, officers were met by a woman shriekin…

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News
Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ
Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ A Chicago man accused of opening fire on a group of Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, has been formally indicted on hate crime and murder charges. Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged this week in connection with the May 21 shootings that left two embassy employees — Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — dead near the museum on 3rd Street NW, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced at a press conference on Thursday. The unsealed indictment adds two federal counts of hate crime resulting in death and two local counts of assault with intent to ki…

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Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Laurel (VIDEO) Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Laurel (VIDEO)
William Denard Askew Killed By Bike-Riding Shooter In MD: PD Recognize him?  The Prince William County Police Department released new video of a bike-riding suspect wanted in connection with the murder of 33-year-old William Denard Askew last month. Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street.  Now, new details have been released about a person believed to be the gunman who was caught on camera riding through an area gas station. The wanted bicyclist out of Prince George's County. Prince George's County Police In the video — which is seen here — the hooded bicyclist can be seen circlin…

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Ex-Boyfriend From Laurel Re-Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell Ex-Boyfriend From Laurel Re-Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell
Amir Jalil Ali Accused Of 1995 Killing Of DC Officer Nearly 30 years after DC police officer Denna Fredericka Campbell was fatally shot in her White Oak apartment, her former live-in boyfriend has been arrested for her murder — again. A Maryland man is behind bars for the second time decades after a cold case killing that shook the DC law enforcement community and resulted in him changing his name. Amir Jalil Ali, 62, of Laurel, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, by Montgomery County officers working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, officials announced Wednesday at an afternoon press conference. Ali is charged in the 1995 murder of his t…

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Obituaries
‘Unimaginable’: Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly In DMV ‘Unimaginable’: Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly In DMV
‘Unimaginable’: Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly In DMV What started as a family argument inside a quiet Virginia home exploded into deadly violence — and left a grieving family clinging to hope as one loved one is buried and another fights to survive. A 42-year-old man was killed, and his 70-year-old mother critically wounded, after a family dispute turned deadly on Thursday, July 31 inside a home on the 12900 block of Kenmar Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers responded to the scene around 5:42 p.m. and found the alleged gunman, Khampheng Toune Quanlangsy, 56, waiting outside. He was taken in…

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Murder Outside Maryland Liquor Store Ends With Guilty Verdict, Life In Prison Looming Murder Outside Maryland Liquor Store Ends With Guilty Verdict, Life In Prison Looming
Murder Outside Maryland Liquor Store Ends With Guilty Verdict, Life In Prison Looming A repeat violent offender has been convicted in the deadly Baltimore shooting of 34-year-old Gary Lee Matthews outside a liquor store, authorities said. Amir Barnes-Henderson was found guilty on Monday, August 4, of first-degree murder and multiple related charges, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. Amir Barnes-Henderson Baltimore Police Department Barnes-Henderson now faces life plus 25 years when he is sentenced on September 25, 2025. The shooting happened around 5:22 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2024, outside One Stop Liquor on the 4900 block of Frankford Avenue, po…

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Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (UPDATED) Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (UPDATED)
Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (Updated) After more than a decade, Catherine Hoggle is now facing murder charges in the case of her missing children in Maryland. Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on two counts of murder nearly 11 years after her children — Sarah, 3, and Jacob, 2 — disappeared, police announced on Sunday, Aug. 3. Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were last seen on Sept. 7, 2014. Their mother was reportedly the last person seen with them, Montgomery County Police said. Jacob was last seen on Sunday Sept. 7, 2014, at Catherine Hoggle’s mother’s home. Hoggle borrowed her father’s car and…

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Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING) Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (Developing) A Maryland mother long accused in the 2014 disappearances of her two children has now been indicted for their murders, nearly a decade later. Catherine Ashley Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder by a Montgomery County Grand Jury, officials announced late on Sunday afternoon. Hoggle was arrested on Friday, Aug. 1, in Kent County after investigators learned she had been discharged from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center on July 23, according to a media advisory from Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy’s office. Jacob was last seen on Sund…

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