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Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds
Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds A convicted felon with a checkered criminal history will spend more time behind bars after being busted with illegal weapons while driving with a child in the backseat of his SUV during a traffic stop in DC. District resident John Michael Wilcox, 36, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a Ruger Archangel rifle and a .32 caliber pistol when his SUV was stopped by police near Nationals Park, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, Wilcox was stopped by US Park Police officers on July 12, 2022, when they noticed his black SUV had an illegally …

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Dealer Sentenced For Mass Fentanyl Overdose Event Near Nationals Park That Killed Two In DC Dealer Sentenced For Mass Fentanyl Overdose Event Near Nationals Park That Killed Two In DC
Dealer Sentenced For Mass Fentanyl Overdose Event Near Nationals Park That Killed Two In DC The man who triggered a mass overdose event near Nationals Park in DC has been sentenced to decades in prison, federal authorities announced. District resident Sheldon Marbley, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on five felony counts for running a drug trafficking operation in Southwest DC that caused the death of two people and left two others with "serious bodily injuries."  As part of his plea, Marbley acknowledged that he caused at least 13 drug overdoses - two fatal - in January 2022 near the area of First and O Street SW, not far from Nationals Park. Prosecutors say that Ma…

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by Zak Failla
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School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter
School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter Friends and family are rallying around the family of a beloved mother of three who was one of two people whose lives were "needlessly taken" by a drive-by shooter in Southwest DC late last month. Gun violence in DC hit close to home for the Van Ness Elementary School family following the loss of 35-year-old Patricia Harris, a popular member of the school's community who was shot on Dec. 21 while walking not far from Nationals Park. She leaves behind three children between the ages of 4 and 14, and now support is swelling for the kids, who will have to be taken care of by other family member…

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New Death Investigation Launched Near Nationals Park In DC: Police New Death Investigation Launched Near Nationals Park In DC: Police
New Death Investigation Launched Near Nationals Park In DC: Police Less than two weeks after several people were shot in Southwest DC near Nationals Park, the Metropolitan Police Department launched a new death investigation in the area on Wednesday. At around 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 3, officers were called to the 1400 block of Canal Street SW, approximately three blocks away from the field to investigate when a body was found. In late December, several people were killed in a drive-by shooting not far from the site of the latest shooting. A Death Investigation in the 1400 block of Canal Street SW. No Lookout.DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT #I202400039…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Two Killed In Southwest DC Drive-By Shooting Near Nationals Park (UPDATED) Police ID Two Killed In Southwest DC Drive-By Shooting Near Nationals Park (UPDATED)
Police ID Two Killed In Southwest DC Drive-By Shooting Near Nationals Park (Updated) Police have identified the two people killed in a drive-by shooting in Southwest DC a block away from Nationals Park. Patricia Harris, 35, and Tyrone Jacobs, 24, both of Southwest DC, were shot and killed around noon on Thursday afternoon near the intersection of O Street SW and Hall Street SW that also left two others hospitalized. Chief Pamela A. Smith gives an update on the shooting in the 1300 block of Half Street SW that left two dead and two critically injured. pic.twitter.com/wnCdVy0hDO — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 21, 2023 According to police, Harris was pron…

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Police & Fire
Police Issue BOLO For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting Police Issue BOLO For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting
Police Issue Bolo For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after two people were killed and two others hospitalized in a shooting in Southwest DC near Nationals Park. Chief Pamela Smith said that at around noon on Thursday, officers were called to investigate a shooting near the intersection of O Street SW and Half Street SW involving multiple people who were struck. MPD is on the scene of multiple people shot near the intersection of O Street, SW and Half Street, SW. PIO en route to the scene. Media staging and additional details to follow. — DC Police Department (@DCPoli…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds
Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds Tyriq Williams is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Terry Clark in Southeast DC earlier this year. An indictment filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia charges the 32-year-old Northwest DC resident with first-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Clark outside the entrance to the Navy Yard Metro Station not far from Nationals Park, federal authorities announced on Wedneseday. According to the indictment, Williams and a woman exited a Green Line Metro train at the station on Saturday, Jan. 7 in the 1200 block of Ha…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Nats, O's Among Most Instagrammed Ballparks In MLB: Report Nats, O's Among Most Instagrammed Ballparks In MLB: Report
Nats, O's Among Most Instagrammed Ballparks In MLB: Report Whether it's a stadium selfie or shots of peanuts and Cracker Jack, some MLB stadiums have become decidedly more "Instagrammable" than others, according to a newly released report. A new report from agamble.com, an online casino and betting promo site, highlighted the ballparks that have seen the most play on Instagram and other social media sites, with both the Orioles and Nationals ranking in the top half of the league.  Despite their lowly record and standing in the NL East, as well as poor attendance, Nationals Park landed 12th on the list, with more than 40,000 Instagram hashtags repo…

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Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park
Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park The Washington Nationals got two wins on Wednesday night in DC. On the field, the home team topped the floundering San Diego Padres 5-3 to inch closer to a .500 record, but it was what happened in the stands in the middle of the game when a visiting firefighter saved a choking man’s life in a moment that has since gone viral. Todd Covington, a firefighter who was visiting Nationals Park from Kansas City, is being hailed as a hero after leaping into action in the middle of the game to come to the aid of another fan who found himself in a perilous position. The heroic rescue was first report…

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O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out
O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out Get your beer here! Several teams are following the Baltimore Orioles’ lead and will begin selling alcohol at the ballpark through the eighth inning of games. With the MLB pitch clock dramatically speeding up the pace of play on the field, several teams are now beginning to see what the Orioles saw and are increasingly eschewing the traditional seventh inning cut off, giving fans in the stands an extra six outs to get their drinks in. The Orioles, who saw the writing on the wall, are now joined by the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, and Milwaukee Brewers in giving fan…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Targeted Shooting Outside Nationals Park Man Killed In Targeted Shooting Outside Nationals Park
Man Killed In Targeted Shooting Outside Nationals Park A man was killed in what police say was a targeted shooting outside of Nationals Park over the weekend. The man was found inside of a car and was pronounced dead on the scene around 1 p.m. on on N Street, SE Sunday, Oct. 23, First District Commander Tasha Bryant said. Preliminary footage shows a dark-colored SUV fleeing from the scene just after the shooting, she said. Detectives "hit the ground running" and were gathering more information, the commander said.

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