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Toddler Who Died In Fall From Alexandria High-Rise ID'd By Aunt Toddler Who Died In Fall From Alexandria High-Rise ID'd By Aunt
Toddler Who Died In Fall From Alexandria High-Rise ID'd By Aunt Support was surging for the family of a 3-year-old boy who fell to his death from an Alexandria high-rise in June 2023. The tot was identified by his aunt, Melissa Velasquez, as Dylan Velasquez, on a GoFundMe campaign launched for his parents.  Police said only that the boy fell from a building at the Arrive Apartments on Yoakum Parkway on Wednesday, June 28, just before 2 p.m. Dylan Velasquez.GoFundMe photo Melanie Velasquez Melissa says on the campaign that her nephew fell from a window. "This loss became a traumatic tragedy for my family who never thought this could be a story for …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Video Shows Baseball Bat Attacker Chasing Woman Through Fairfax Yards: Report (VIDEO) Video Shows Baseball Bat Attacker Chasing Woman Through Fairfax Yards: Report (VIDEO)
Video Shows Baseball Bat Attacker Chasing Woman Through Fairfax Yards: Report (Video) A 49-year-old man who police say attacked congressional workers with a metal baseball bat in Fairfax County was allegedly captured chasing a neighbor around with the same weapon hours earlier, according to recent news reports. Xuan-Kha Tran Pham was charged with one count of Aggravated Malicious Wounding and one count of Malicious Wounding, after the attack at Congressman Gerry Connolly's Main Street office in Fairfax on Monday, May 15, the US Capitol police said. FOX DC ran footage of a man chasing a woman with a bat through residential yards, and says neighbors identified him as Pham. A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police 18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police
18-Year-Old Woman Found Shot Dead In Northeast DC Hotel Room: Police An 18-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a Northeast DC hotel room over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responded to the 1200 block of First Street on a report of a shooting around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  Once inside a hotel room, officers found an unconscious woman suffering from a gunshot wound, they said.  The grisly discovery was made inside the Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/US Capitol, police confirmed to Fox5DC.   The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by EMS worke…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police
Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police A child was among three people shot in Northwest DC on Monday, Oct. 24, authorities said. A four-year-old boy, who police say was not the intended target, was taken to a local hospital by a family member with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot on the 100 block of Kennedy Street NW around 6:45 p.m., according to Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee. Chief Contee and @MayorBowser provides an update regarding the shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Kennedy Street NW. pic.twitter.com/oS3HK0TeaF — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 25, 2022 Just twenty minute…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Library Public Safety Director Resigns After Fatal Shooting In DC: Reports Library Public Safety Director Resigns After Fatal Shooting In DC: Reports
Library Public Safety Director Resigns After Fatal Shooting In DC: Reports The safety director of the D.C. Public Library announced his resignation after a fatal shooting at the Anacostia branch, according to FOX5DC. On August 4 at around 3:30 p.m. a retired police lieutenant shot and killed 25-year-old Maurica Manyan during a special police training session. A library spokesperson that said library safety director Douglass Morency was working while the shooting occurred, FOX5DC said. "Maurica will always be remembered for her smile, kindness, positive way of being, care for others, willingness to learn, and for her positive approach to our profession." Mor…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Woman Barricades Herself In Mandarin Oriental Hotel Room After Shooting: Police Woman Barricades Herself In Mandarin Oriental Hotel Room After Shooting: Police
Woman Barricades Herself In Mandarin Oriental Hotel Room After Shooting: Police A woman with two handguns was arrested in a D.C. hotel after shooting a man, Fox5DC reported. Police responded to reports of a shooting around  7:40 p.m. July 21 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Fox5DC said.  The victim, whose condition was not disclosed, was taken to a local hospital and the suspect, who had barricaded herself in a room, was taken into custody, according to Fox5DC. Click here for the full story from Fox5DC.

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by AJ Goldbloom