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Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Officers After Hourslong Standoff Inside Virginia 7-Eleven: Police Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Officers After Hourslong Standoff Inside Virginia 7-Eleven: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Officers After Hourslong Standoff Inside Virginia 7-Eleven: Police A knife-wielding man is dead, and two officers were hospitalized after a wild standoff in the back of a Northern Virginia 7-Eleven location, police say. An investigation has been launched into the fatal officer-involved shooting that left 33-year-old Shawn Valn dead, according to the Arlington Police Department. Around 6:20 p.m. on Friday, May 8, officers were dispatched to the 7-Eleven at Columbia Pike and South Monroe Street, where there were reports of an unruly man acting disorderly before brandishing a knife. Officers ordered Valn to drop the knife repeatedly, but he retreated into th…
Crossbow-Wielding Man’s Death In Virginia Police Shooting Ruled Justified: Police Crossbow-Wielding Man’s Death In Virginia Police Shooting Ruled Justified: Police
Crossbow-Wielding Man’s Death In Virginia Police Shooting Ruled Justified: Police The Virginia officer who fatally shot a man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills earlier this year will not face criminal charges, officials announced following an independent review. The independent investigation into the July 17 shooting death of 52-year-old Harrison Charles Deppe of Woodbridge has been completed, according to a special report released Thursday, Oct. 22 by the Prince William County Police Department. Deppe was shot and killed by police in the area of Garza Way and Potomac Mills Circle after running toward the mall with a crossbow following an hours-long standoff, poli…
Worker Shot, Killed At Virginia Home; Suspect Arrested After Tense Standoff, Sheriff Says Worker Shot, Killed At Virginia Home; Suspect Arrested After Tense Standoff, Sheriff Says
Worker Shot, Killed At Virginia Home; Suspect Arrested After Tense Standoff, Sheriff Says A man performing work at a Virginia home was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon, sparking a tense standoff before deputies arrested the suspected gunman, authorities said. Donald Thomas, 64, has been charged in connection with the murder of Caroline County resident Michael Dodge II, 35, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called before noon to the 600 block of Mountain View Road before noon on Tuesday, Oct. 21, where there were reports of gunfire in the area. The Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a shooting incident in the 600 Block of Mountain Vie…
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says A tense four-hour standoff in St. Mary’s County ended peacefully after a man allegedly fired multiple shots inside his Lexington Park home. The harrowing incident began shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, when the sheriff's office received a call from a home in the 45000 block of Kingfisher Court. The woman told dispatchers she had fled the home after 39-year-old Anibal Carrasquillo III fired a gun at her. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, while deputies were on the scene negotiating, they heard a series of shots fired from within the house and Carrasquil…
WATCH: Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Discharged From Hospital WATCH: Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Discharged From Hospital
Watch: Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Discharged From Hospital Hagerstown Police Officer Langley Dean was met with a hero's welcome when he was released from the hospital after being hit by a shotgun blast during a standoff. Dean, a 19-year veteran K9 officer, was discharged from Meritus Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17 after being shot in the face, hand, and arm by a 20-gauge shotgun amid a lengthy barricade situation with Daniel Matthew Anderson. A massive crowd of first responders, officers, police K9s, and hospital staff was on hand Tuesday morning to give Dean a rousing round of applause as he was wheeled out to head home five days after being s…
Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Identified: Police Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Identified: Police
Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun In DMV Identified: Police A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said. Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13. During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun In DMV: Police (UPDATED) Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun In DMV: Police (UPDATED)
Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun In DMV: Police (Updated) A Maryland father is accused of assaulting his wife with children in the house, then shooting a responding officer with a shotgun during an hours-long standoff that ended in his arrest, authorities said. Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, was taken into custody around 4:35 p.m. Thursday, June 12, after barricading himself for more than eight hours inside a home on Forrest Drive, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Officers first responded to the home around 5 a.m. for a domestic violence assault call.  Anderson’s wife, who showed “clear signs of being assaulted,” let officers ins…
SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia
SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia An armed man in mental crisis who fled a crash scene surrendered after a multi-agency standoff that shut down part of Route 29 for hours, Virginia authorities said. The incident began around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, when Culpeper County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 29, according to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton. When deputies arrived, they found the crashed vehicle — but the driver was gone, and a large amount of blood was discovered inside. Drones and a Fairfax County police helicopter were deployed by investigators and the man was found in the woods n…
22-Year-Old Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified By Prince William County Police 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified By Prince William County Police
22-Year-Old Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified By Prince William County Police New details have been released after a 22-year-old Woodbridge man was killed in an officer-involved shooting early on Thursday morning. Gabriel Rene Ramirez has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed following an incident that played out overnight and came to a grisly conclusion early on Aug. 1 following a lengthy standoff.  Shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers were initially called to a home in the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle in Woodbridge, where there was a reported suicidal person, who was ultimately found "agitated" with a gun in the backyard of a …
Suspect Soliciting 11-Year-Old Child Surrenders After Four-Hour Standoff In Virginia: Police Suspect Soliciting 11-Year-Old Child Surrenders After Four-Hour Standoff In Virginia: Police
Suspect Soliciting 11-Year-Old Child Surrenders After Four-Hour Standoff In Virginia: Police New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a man wanted for soliciting sexual acts from a minor was taken into custody following a four-hour standoff.  Centreville resident Cody Christopher Flynn, 35, is facing multiple charges following a lengthy barricade that ended up with him behind bars after refusing officers' demands on Friday night, authorities announced. Shortly before 10 p.m. on July 12, officers from the department's SWAT team attempted to serve a warrant in the 13800 block of Fount Beattie Court following tips that Flynn had been solic…
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds 35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington. Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said. Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo. Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024. While offic…