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Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex
New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead earlier this week. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check regarding 61-year-old Paul Gabriel Behan, Jr., who was reportedly in distress, officials say. The caller reported the incident stated Behan "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially train…
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Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex (
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New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…
Police & Fire
Teens Connected To Stolen Jeep, Carjacking In Fairfax County Before Crashing In VA: Police
Two teens who went on a short-lived crime spree that started in Fairfax County and ended in Albermarle County when they crashed a carjacked car after their stolen vehicle became disabled, according to authorities. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, July 5, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the Vienna Metro Station in the 9500 block of Salisbury Drive in Fairlee to investigate reports that a pair had stolen a Jeep Compass that was left unoccupied and running. Minutes later, there was a reported carjacking in the 8100 block of Porter Road in Merrifield, when the sa…
Police & Fire
Police ID Armed Suspect Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Northwest DC
New details have emerged after a 27-year-old man was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop Southeast DC resident Corey Darnell Branch, who they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers in a patrol vehicle, Branch took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer …
Police & Fire
Woman Slashes Mother, 6-Year-Old Son With Boxcutter In Southwest DC, Police Say
Police say that a woman is in custody after attacking her neighbors - a mother and her 6-year-old child - with a boxcutter during a dispute in Southwest DC. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 900 block of Sixth Street SW, where there was a reported stabbing in the area involving Lateasa Hill, 43, and a neighboring family. According to investigators, upon arrival, they found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and lacerations to her body following an argument that turned physical, resulting in Hill allegedly …
Police & Fire
Police Seek Suspects After Dumfries Gunfight Leaves Homes, Vehicles Damaged
Prince William County police are searching for the suspects in a recent gunfight on Wednesday, August 24, officials reported.At around 2:50 a.m., a 21-year-old man was leaving his parked car in the 3000 block of Pony Ridge Turn and was approached by two masked men, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The revealed they were armed and as the victim reached for his own weapon, the suspects began shooting at the victim, authorities said. As the victim shot back, the suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, police reported. Although no one was harmed dur…
Police & Fire
Police Seek Stafford Man Who Threw Bottle At Car, Pulled Knife On Victim
Police are seeking to locate the suspect who got into an argument in a Stafford Sheetz parking lot, officials said. Sometime before 7 p.m. on August 6, a victim was driving on Kings Highway, when the suspect threw a bottle at their car, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office reported. The suspect and victim pulled into a nearby restaurant parking lot, where they got into an argument and the suspect pulled out a knife, officials said. Police said the victim drove away until they realized the suspect was following close behind. The two got out of their vehicles to chat again and the suspe…