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Dunbar High School

Arlington, VA
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Teens Charged For Opening Fire Near Northwest DC HS, Grazing Student Inside: Feds Teens Charged For Opening Fire Near Northwest DC HS, Grazing Student Inside: Feds
Teens Charged For Opening Fire Near Northwest DC HS, Grazing Student Inside: Feds Two District teens have been charged for the shooting outside Dunbar High School in Northwest DC that left a student with a minor gunshot wound, federal authorities announced. Saki Frost, 17, and Azhari Graves, 18, are both being charged as adults following the shooting last week that saw a stray bullet graze someone inside the building, officials say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to Dunbar High School at approximately 10 a.m. on May 3, where there was a reported shooting in the area. MPD responded to the sounds of gunshots that occurred outside of Dunbar H…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Schools
Teen Student Grazed By Bullet Shot Outside Northwest DC School, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Student Grazed By Bullet Shot Outside Northwest DC School, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Student Grazed By Bullet Shot Outside Northwest DC School, Police Say (Developing) A teen girl was grazed by a bullet while sitting in a Northwest DC high school on Friday morning, police say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to Dunbar High School at approximately 10 a.m. on May 3, where there was a reported shooting in the area. According to investigators, "it appears a bullet entered the school and grazed a student" who has minor injuries. They also stressed that there is no active threat inside the school. MPD responded to the sounds of gunshots that occurred outside of Dunbar High School. There is NO active threat inside the school. Offi…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Teen To Be Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Maryland HS Field: Police Teen To Be Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Maryland HS Field: Police
Teen To Be Charged As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 12-Year-OId Near Maryland HS Field: Police Police say that a teenager implicated in a shooting near a Maryland high school football game will be tried as an adult for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy. On Friday, Sept. 1, officers from the Baltimore Police Department heard gunshots ring out in the 1100 block of Wilmot Court, not far from the Dunbar High School football field, according to officials.  Upon arrival they found the 12-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound and he had to be rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Detectives announced on Monday that a 15-year-old boy has bee…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
DC Records 200th Homicide Of 2023 After Teen, Man Killed In Separate Midday Shootings DC Records 200th Homicide Of 2023 After Teen, Man Killed In Separate Midday Shootings
DC Records 200th Homicide Of 2023 After Teen, Man Killed In Separate Midday Shootings Washington, DC hit a dubious milestone on Tuesday as two more murders tipped the number of homicides to more than 200 in 2023. Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith confirmed that there were two fatal shootings across the city within an hour of each other that left one teen and a man dead as the District's death toll continues to rise. At around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to the 1400 block of New Jersey Avenue to investigate a shooting involving two groups of teenagers that left one suffering from gunshot wounds. Smith said that the teen - whose name or a…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
News
Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Maryland HS Football Game Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Maryland HS Football Game
Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Maryland HS Football Game Friday Night Lights were cancelled for one Baltimore school after a child was shot near the Dunbar High School football field, authorities announced. A 12-year-old boy was shot in Baltimore in the 1100 block of Madison Street when gunshots rang out near the school, forcing officials to call off the opening game of the season against Loyola Blakefield. The shooting was reported shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, and officials stressed that the incident had nothing to do with the football game and was reportedly an isolated incident. Following the shooting, the boy was taken to an area…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested At MD HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say Teen Arrested At MD HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say
Teen Arrested At MD HS For Killings, Mass Shooting, Police Say An 18-year-old man has been apprehended in Baltimore and charged in connection to a pair of murders and a mass shooting on back-to-back mornings, according to the police department. Jabre Griffith, 18, of Baltimore, was arrested at an area high school and charged with multiple counts of murder for a pair of March shootings that left two dead and several others with serious injuries, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13. It is alleged that shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 23, Griffith is responsible for a shooting in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue that left five people betw…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Sports
DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI
DC Native, Ex-nfl Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI Washington DC native and former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis was arrested on a DUI charge following a Florida crash, according to arrest records and news reports. Davis, 34, lost control of his Tesla and struck a parked pickup truck on the side of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood early Saturday, Feb. 4, ESPN says citing a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact of the crash sent the pickup into a concrete barrier and struck its driver, who was standing outside of the vehicle, the outlet said citing police. Meanwhile, Davis had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol a…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Schools
FBI Investigating Maryland HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports FBI Investigating Maryland HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports
FBI Investigating Maryland HS Football Coach, School Police Detective Amid OT Probe: Reports The Dunbar High School head football coach and 2021 Ravens High School Coach of the Year is currently being investigated by the FBI for possible overtime and time card fraud, announced officials. Lawrence Smith, who is also a school police detective, is reportedly being investigated after allegations of the crime came forward, announced Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Smith earned around $94,000 in overtime pay on top of his salary between Oct. 2020 and Oct. 2021, over $30,000 more than his $62,500 salary, according to public school district data. "Anything like that you have to take seriou…

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by Annie DeVoe
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star
DC Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Id'd As High School Baseball Star Police have released the identity of the teen who died while swimming in the Potomac River on August 5. Dunbar High School student Ceph Christie, 17, allegedly drowned while witnesses watched him swimming to a small boat, WTOP reported. Christie often posted his passion for baseball on social media, proudly sharing moments from his career on the Ground Breakers Baseball Academy team. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GranD GrounD GrounD BreakerS (@g3baseballacademy) "We love you. Your soul is hitting home runs, winning every race…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police
Teenage Girl From DC Arrested For Making High School Bomb Threat: Police Secret Service Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl for a bomb threat called into an area high school earlier in the year, DC Metropolitan Police said on Twitter.  ARREST MADE: MPD and @SecretService have arrested a 17 year-old girl for the bomb threat called into Dunbar High School during the Second Gentleman's visit in early February. This investigation is ongoing. https://t.co/Yn64BW4llk — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) May 11, 2022 The threat was made at Dunbar High School, located in the Unit block of North Street, Northwest, on the afternoon of February 8, according to po…

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by David Cifarelli
Gettysburg, PA
Schools
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat The Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff, was whisked out of an event at a high school due to a bomb threat, according to the White House press briefing and multiple media outlets. Emhoff was at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. for a Black history program in partnership with the National Park Service when he was removed from the room by a Secret Service agent on Tuesday at 2:18 p.m., Fox News writes citing a pool report. A bomb threat was placed, CNN reports citing a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. No additional information was available as of th…

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by Jillian Pikora