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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Tire Shop Employee Gunned Down By Two Suspects In Capitol Heights Identified By Police Tire Shop Employee Gunned Down By Two Suspects In Capitol Heights Identified By Police
Tire Shop Employee Gunned Down By Two Suspects In Capitol Heights Identified By Police Police have identified the 41-year-old Bladensburg man who was shot and killed while working at a Prince George's County tire shop over the weekend that remains under investigation days later. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, officers were called to the 1200 block of Marblewood Avenue in Capitol Heights, where they found Anthony Okoye suffering from gunshot wounds He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries sustained during the shooting, police said. Investigators say that detectives believe the shooting took place inside of the tire shop, where Ok…

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Family, Police Searching For Answers After Father Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Woods Family, Police Searching For Answers After Father Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Woods
Family, Police Searching For Answers After Father Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Woods A massive reward is being offered for information that results in the apprehension of a shooting suspect wanted in connection to the murder of a 35-year-old father in Montgomery County. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, officers were called to the 9200 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where they found Silver Spring resident Carlos Alberto Ortiz in a nearby wooded area suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and a $25,000 reward has been offered by the police for information that leads to the identification and apprehension of a possible shooter. Follo…

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Child Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Pasadena: Police (DEVELOPING) Child Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Pasadena: Police (DEVELOPING)
Child Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Pasadena: Police (Developing) An investigation has been launched after a child was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Anne Arundel County, police say. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, officers were called to the scene of a juvenile pedestrian strike in the area of Outing Avenue and East Shore Road in Pasadena before the driver sped away. According to police, the vehicle was described as a white Nissan Pathfinder that left the scene. No additional details about the vehicle or driver have been released. The condition of the child struck by the hit-and-run driver was not available as of 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday…

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Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Nottingham: Police Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Nottingham: Police
Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Nottingham: Police Two people were arrested overnight after shots were fired during a standoff in Baltimore County that resulted in a temporary shelter-in-place order for some residents that has since been lifted. Officers from the White Marsh Precinct were alerted by Maryland State Police about a stolen vehicle that failed to yield to deputies, leading to a temporary pursuit. Police say that the car was located by members of the Baltimore County Police Department, at which point all occupants inside the vehicle bailed out of the stolen vehicle in Nottingham, leading to foot chases, during which shots were fi…

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Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD More than a year after a 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle, police in Baltimore say that they have apprehended a man responsible for his murder. City resident Lamont Johnson, 36, who was already behind bars on other offenses is now facing new charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Tiwan Wilson in August 2023. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug.4, 2023, to the 300 block of South Calhoun Street, to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival in the area, officers found Wilson sitting inside a vehicle…

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Business
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Tucker's Liquor Store In Clinton Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Tucker's Liquor Store In Clinton
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Tucker's Liquor Store In Clinton Check your tickets! One lucky Lottery player is $50,000 richer after winning a third-tier prize on Monday night's Powerball drawing. Officials say that the five-figure winner was sold at Tucker's Liquor in the 8100 block of Alexandria Ferry Road in Clinton, the biggest win out of nearly thousands of others who can claim prizes beginning at $4.  The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Sept. 16 were 08-09-11-27-31 with a Powerball of 17. It marks the 40th third-tier winner sold in Maryland so far in 2024. No jackpot winner was hit in last night's Powerball drawing, as…

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Upper Marlboro Woman Pointed Gun At Driver Near Child During Bout Of Road Rage: State Police Upper Marlboro Woman Pointed Gun At Driver Near Child During Bout Of Road Rage: State Police
Upper Marlboro Woman Pointed Gun At Driver Near Child During Bout Of Road Rage: State Police A road-raging woman who pointed a gun at a woman with a child in the car and later attempted to destroy evidence while being interviewed by investigators is facing charges in Prince George's County, state police say. Brittany Erin Cousar, 37, was identified as the gun-wielding woman in a white BMW SUV who broke out a weapon during an altercation with another driver following an investigation into an incident in Forestville. Investigators say that on Thursday, Sept. 11, troopers responded to a reported road-rage incident where Cousar allegedly pointed a weapon at another driver on Route 5 an…

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'Excessive Speed' By Teens Believed To Be Factor In Fatal I-495 Crash In Lanham: State Police 'Excessive Speed' By Teens Believed To Be Factor In Fatal I-495 Crash In Lanham: State Police
'Excessive Speed' By Teens Believed To Be Factor In Fatal I-495 Crash In Lanham: State Police A 40-year-old Mercedes driver outside of his vehicle and on the shoulder on I-495 in Prince George's County was killed when a group of teenagers lost control and rear-ended him, state police say. Lanham resident Ayuk Etta was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash with a Honda Pilot on Sunday night on the Outer Loop of I-495 that also sent four others to the hospital. Investigators say that the Honda was heading north along the interstate in Lanham when the driver, Biruk Grimes, 19, lost control and struck the rear of the Mercedes. At the time of the crash, the vehicle was stopped on the …

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Husband, Au Pair Now Both Charged In Reston Double Murder: County Officials Husband, Au Pair Now Both Charged In Reston Double Murder: County Officials
Husband, Au Pair Now Both Charged In Reston Double Murder: County Officials A grand jury in Fairfax County has indicted Brendan Banfield following a 19-month investigation into the murder of his wife and another man in February 2023, authorities announced on Monday. Banfield has been charged with multiple counts of murder after detectives recently uncovered new information that connected him to the deaths of wife Christine Banfield, 37, and Joseph Ryan, 24, last year. Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano said that Banfield is accused of stabbing his wife, and then shooting Ryan early on Feb. 24, 2023 inside their Reston home. "Early last year, a double murder dev…

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Photos Released By PD Of Suspects, Vehicle Connected To Fatal Capitol Height Tire Shop Shooting Photos Released By PD Of Suspects, Vehicle Connected To Fatal Capitol Height Tire Shop Shooting
Photos Released By PD Of Suspects, Vehicle Connected To Fatal Capitol Height Tire Shop Shooting New details have been released by police in Prince George's County as they continue their search for two suspects wanted in connection to a fatal tire shop shooting over the weekend. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, officers were called to the 1200 block of Marblewood Avenue in Capitol Heights, where they found one person suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries sustained during the shooting. Investigators say that detectives believe the shooting took place inside of a tire shop, where the victim was an employee. F…

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