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Assault with intent to kill

Arlington, VA
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Makiyah Wilson’s Killers Sentenced In 2018 DC Courtyard Ambush: Feds Makiyah Wilson’s Killers Sentenced In 2018 DC Courtyard Ambush: Feds
Makiyah Wilson’s Killers Sentenced In 2018 DC Courtyard Ambush: Feds Two men convicted in the 2018 drive-up shooting that took the life of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson in DC, have learned their fate in court — nearly seven years after the little girl was gunned down while sitting on the front stoop of her home, authorities announced. Mark Price, 30, and Antonio Murchison, 31, both members of the violent Wellington Park crew, were sentenced on Friday, July 11, for their roles in the Clay Terrace shooting that claimed Wilson's life and wounded several others. Price was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Murchison was sentenced to 72 years, according to US Attorney…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ 'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ
'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ A District man will spend decades behind bars for shooting a former NFL prospect in the back outside a bar in DC, paralyzing him for life and derailing his career. Roger Lee Jones, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on Monday, April 7, of assault with intent to kill while armed and several other offenses in connection to a January 2022 shooting in Northeast DC. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 22, 2022, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to Kick Axe Throw Social in Northeast, according to federal officials. Jones — who was out that night with his ex-girlf…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
DC Nightclub Shooter Who Wounded 6 Had Just Been Kicked Out: Cops DC Nightclub Shooter Who Wounded 6 Had Just Been Kicked Out: Cops
DC Nightclub Shooter Who Wounded 6 Had Just Been Kicked Out: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested in a shooting that left six people injured at a Washington DC nightclub, authorities announced. Rennwel Mantock, 29, of Hyattsville, MD, opened fire after being kicked out of Decades nightclub on Connecticut Avenue NW just after 11:20 p.m. Friday, April 26, DC Metro police announced Saturday. Mantock struck four men and two women, police said. Three men and two women were hospitalized and a fourth man was treated at for a graze wound. Mantock was arrested and charged with Assault with Intent to Kill, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Poss…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
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DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds
DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds A District man is facing life in prison for an October 2022 stabbing that he committed while on release and under indictment for the near-murder of a 14-year-old boy, federal authorities announced. Darnell Lamont Savoy, 24, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, which was uncovered during an investigation into the stabbing. According to court documents, in October 2022, Savoy stabbed a person during an argument and fled the scene, before he was tracked by investigators to the 3900 block of Southern Avenue SE to a residence he w…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Gunman Who Shot Scooter Rider Unprovoked Eight Times In Northeast DC Charged In Federal Court Gunman Who Shot Scooter Rider Unprovoked Eight Times In Northeast DC Charged In Federal Court
Gunman Who Shot Scooter Rider Unprovoked Eight Times In Northeast DC Charged In Federal Court A 19-year-old District man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to kill a scooter rider in Northeast DC last year, federal authorities announced. Antron Belk. has been indicted by a Superior Court grand jury charging him with multiple offenses that include assault with the intent to kill while armed after targeting a man on a scooter in February 2023. According to court documents, on Feb. 25 last year, Belk was driving a stolen black Kia Optima with two other passengers and pulled up next to the victim who was riding a scooter on Quarles Street NE.  Prosecutors say that Bel…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
District Man Admits To Attempting To Kill Roommate: Feds District Man Admits To Attempting To Kill Roommate: Feds
District Man Admits To Attempting To Kill Roommate: Feds A 45-year-old man attempted to murder his roommate in Washington, DC, federal officials say. Jose Avelino Felipe pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with one count of assault with intent to kill following a stabbing in their home in 2021. According to court documents, on Dec. 4, 2021, Avelino Felipe and his wife were living in the same apartment as his victim and her husband. On the night of the stabbing, Avelino Felipe and the husband got into a physical altercation, and both left the shared home. When Avelino Felipe returned, he went to his vic…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC
Gang Members Convicted Of 2018 Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson In DC Five gang members have been convicted of their roles in the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was an innocent victim of an act of violence in Washington, DC in the summer of 2018. Federal authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13 that several members of the “Wellington Park Crew” have been found guilty of their roles in the death of Makiyah Wilson nearly five years ago. Those convicted: Isaiah Murchison, 23; Darrise Jeffers, 23; Gregory Taylor, 27; Qujuan Thomas, 24; Quentin Michals, 25. The five men were found guilty by a jury of: First-degree murder while armed; Conspiracy to commit …

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD
Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD The woman who took the idea of fireworks into her own hands on Memorial Day is facing a lengthy prison stay for allegedly lighting a car on fire with four people - including children - inside. Diane Williams, 49, of Southeast DC, has been charged with assault with intent to kill after she took a vendetta over the top and sought to end a dispute by setting the car on fire on Monday, May 29 in the 3900 block of 4th Street SE.  Shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officers were called to 4th Street, where there was a report of a person on fire, and upon arrival they found both a man a…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Senator's Staffer Stabbed Repeatedly In DC; Known Criminal In Custody Senator's Staffer Stabbed Repeatedly In DC; Known Criminal In Custody
Senator's Staffer Stabbed Repeatedly In DC; Known Criminal In Custody A member of Sen. Rand Paul’s staff was brutally stabbed and beaten in Northeast over the weekend, according to officials. According to police, shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, officers were called to the 1300 block of H Street in Northeast DC, where there was a reported stabbing, a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police Department. The victim - later identified as a member of Paul’s team - was found with multiple stab wounds and was rushed to an area hospital with what were described on Monday, March 27 as life-threatening injuries. Police investigated the incident and ul…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Metrobus Stabbing Suspect Busted By Transit Police In Southeast DC Metrobus Stabbing Suspect Busted By Transit Police In Southeast DC
Metrobus Stabbing Suspect Busted By Transit Police In Southeast DC A suspect was arrested for stabbing a victim on a D.C. Metrobus during an argument, Metro Transit Police said.  Jabari Tate was found and arrested on August 3, for assaulting another passenger on June 3 as the bus was traveling on Wisconsin Avenue, according to WTOP. Tate allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times, in the hand and abdomen resulting in the removal of a piece of his colon, and the altercation ended with the two falling out of the bus when the front doors opened, WTOP reported. Tate faced an assault with intent to kill charge, reports said. Click here for the full stor…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports
Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports A woman whose legs were bound together reportedly dove eight stories out of a Washington DC apartment building in Northwest DC to escape her attacker, 22-year-old  Kylee Jamal Palmer, according to reports and authorities. Good Samaritans rushed over to the woman after she fell eight stories from a building on the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue around 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, police said in a press briefing. A baby, 1-year-old Kylee Palmer, went missing during the incident but was later found safe by police. Just before the fall, the victim and Palmer were arguing inside a home on …

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested In Drive-By Shooting Suspect Arrested In Drive-By Shooting
Suspect Arrested In Drive-By Shooting Police have arrested a suspect in a late-September drive-by-shooting. Walter Cruz, 37, of Southbridge, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 9, at around 1:40 p.m., on the charges of assault with intent to kill, police said. There was also a warrant out for Cruz’s arrest on this charge. The arrest stems from a Sept. 27 incident in which police received reports of shots being fired around 9 p.m. in the area of Whitetail Circle in Southbridge. From the start, police believed the shooting was an isolated, targeted incident and that there was no additional danger to the public. Police made the arrest …

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by Kristin Palpini