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Shooting Suspect Wanted For Murder In Virginia On The Lam, Police Say Shooting Suspect Wanted For Murder In Virginia On The Lam, Police Say
Shooting Suspect Wanted For Murder In Virginia On The Lam, Police Say A Fredericksburg man is wanted in Virginia after a 26-year-old man was killed in Prince William County. Tyus James Terrell, 27, is wanted for murder and other charges after being identified as the suspect who allegedly gunned down Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls earlier this week, according to police. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday night, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. The shooting was reported on Wharf Lane in Triangle. Google Maps satellite view Upon arrival, o…

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Teen Charged As Adult For Murder Of 14-Year-Old On Northwest DC Corner Teen Charged As Adult For Murder Of 14-Year-Old On Northwest DC Corner
Teen Charged As Adult For Murder Of 14-Year-Old On Northwest DC Corner Police say that a 17-year-old shooting suspect will be tried as an adult for the murder of a teenager in Northwest DC. Lorenzo Thompson has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed following an investigation into the early November shooting of 14-year-old Niko Estep, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Shortly before 11:40 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, officers were called to the corner of 14th Street and Fairmont Street NW, where there were reports of gunshots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they found Estep suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was ru…

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Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds
Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds Not even an ankle monitor could stop James P. Jones from gunning down his roommate in Southeast DC earlier this year, according to a new indictment. Jones, 42, was indicted this week following his arrest in February for his alleged role in the premeditated murder of District residents David Wright, 57, and Nathaniel Howard, 54, who were found dead in the home they shared, federal authorities announced. Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 3300 block of D Street in Southeast, DC, to investigate a reported shooting. A…

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'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland
'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland Seen him?  Brian Christopher Francis is to be considered "armed and dangerous" as the FBI continues to search for one of their most wanted suspects who allegedly murdered one person and attempted to kill another in Maryland. Francis, 41, is wanted in connection to an apartment shooting in Hagerstown in late July earlier this year, according to federal officials. Two people were found dead in the residence, one of whom died and another who suffered serious injuries. Also known as "Fox," or "Silk," Francis was charged in the District Court for Washington County in Maryland on 13 charges in …

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DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering WMATA Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering WMATA Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds
DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering Wmata Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds Federal authorities announced that a District man will be charged with murder and other offenses for a wild shooting that left one person dead and two others injured inside a DC Metro Station. Isaiah Trotman, 32, was charged in a 52-count indictment in federal court for what prosecutors described as a "shooting rampage," that left 63-year-old Silver Spring resident Robert Cunningham dead inside the Potomac Avenue Metro Station. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, police say that officers were called at around 9:15 p.m. to multiple reports of shots fired outside of the station, where they found two men su…

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Teen Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son Is Virginia Fire, Rescue Employee Teen Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son Is Virginia Fire, Rescue Employee
Teen Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son Is Virginia Fire, Rescue Employee A 19-year-old Virginia dad accused of killing his infant son is an employee of a county fire and rescue department. Dallas Bowling, of Stafford, is facing charges of second-degree murder and felony child abuse, Stafford Sheriff David Decatur said. Bowling's Facebook page shows he is a recruit for Stafford County Fire & Rescue, who released the following statement: "SCFR is aware of the serious allegations of second degree murder and felony child abuse against an employee of the department. The allegations do not reflect the values of the department, which all members are expected …

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Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man who killed an innocent bystander in Northwest DC while firing a gun wildly at robbers will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. District resident Demarcus Barnett, 20, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after pleading guilty over the summer to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Lasanta Qumar McGill in June. McGill was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. In August, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by…

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Accused Killer From Virginia Recaptured In Maryland Weeks After Escaping Custody In DC: MPD Accused Killer From Virginia Recaptured In Maryland Weeks After Escaping Custody In DC: MPD
Accused Killer From Virginia Recaptured In Maryland Weeks After Escaping Custody In DC: MPD Wanted fugitive Christopher Haynes is back in custody in Maryland after escaping from custody in DC last month, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Thursday. On Oct. 26, the department announced that the 30-year-old Haynes was recaptured in Prince George's County after escaping police custody following his arrest for the August murder of Brent Hayward. Haynes was apprehended by members of the US Marshals Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force on Thursday with an assist from a Maryland State Police helicopter, according to the department. "Finding Christopher Haynes remained …

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Man Accused Of Murdering Maryland Judge Found Dead, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING) Man Accused Of Murdering Maryland Judge Found Dead, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)
Man Accused Of Murdering Maryland Judge Found Dead, Sheriff Says (Developing) Pedro Argote, the man wanted in connection to the murder of Maryland Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson has been found dead in Williamsport, authorities announced. The Washington County Sheriff's Office issued an alert on Thursday morning advising that Argote was found in a wooded area between Clear Spring Road and Bottom Road approximately a mile away from where his Mercedes was found during the manhunt tracking him. There is a significant police presence in the Williamsport, MD area. The Washington County Sheriff's Office asks the... Posted by Washington County Sheriff's Office, Maryla…

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Arrest Made In 2009 Murder Of DC Teen Famously Featured In MTV Documentary Arrest Made In 2009 Murder Of DC Teen Famously Featured In MTV Documentary
Arrest Made In 2009 Murder Of DC Teen Famously Featured In MTV Documentary Fourteen years after 19-year-old Emmanuel Durant Jr. was murdered, police in Washington DC say they have arrested his killer. The Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of Randolph Thomas Jr., 40, in connection with the 2009 killing of Durant. The teen's life was famously depicted in the award-winning documentary "17 Blocks." Emmanuel graduated from Roosevelt High School in Washington D.C. in June of 2009. Posted by Washington II Washington on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 On Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, officers from the department responded to the 200 block of Webster Street NE to …

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Maryland Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim, Police Say Maryland Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim, Police Say
Maryland Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim, Police Say A man who stabbed his ex to death in Prince George's County was apprehended in Virginia and will face multiple murder charges, authorities announced. Eric Anthony King, 25, who has no fixed address, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old Diamond Abney in Suitland after the two were previously in a relationship. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, before noon on Monday, Oct. 23, officers responded to an apartment in the 3300 block of Curtis Drive in Suitland, where they found Abney un…

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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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