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Death Investigation: 2 Found Dead In Virginia Home Death Investigation: 2 Found Dead In Virginia Home
Death Investigation: 2 Found Dead In Virginia Home A death investigation is under way in Loudoun County after two people were found dead in a home. The unidentified couple was found during a welfare check on the 21700 block of Calamary Circle in Sterling, around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. The names of the individuals, cause, and manner of death are not being released pending next of kin notification and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner findings. There is no indication of a threat to the community. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective Katie Mitchell wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Arlington Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive Arlington Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive
Arlington Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive A woman being held at a Virginia jail for trespassing was found dead in her cell, authorities in Arlington announced. Abonesh Woldegeorges, 73, died on Sunday, Aug. 27, when she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Arlington County Detention Facility, according to officials. Deputies say that they found Woldegeorges unresponsive in her cell shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday morning.  Corrections officers then provided first aid until paramedics could arrive and she was rushed to the Virginia Hospital Center, where she was later pronounced dead. Woldegeorges was arrested on Sunday, …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC
Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC The Metropolitan Police Department are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Southwest DC, authorities announced. Police have identified Lucy Williams, 70, as the woman killed in a double shooting on Tuesday in the 200 block of N Street SW that also left an unidentified man dead. Officers from the department were called to the home shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of a woman who was unconscious. Upon arrival, they found Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, and she was pronounced dead by first responders. Further investigation led to the grisly…

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by Zak Failla
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Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (DEVELOPING) Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (DEVELOPING)
Person Walking On Tracks Killed By Train In VA: Police (Developing) A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a train in Prince William County, police say. On Saturday night, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Featherstone Road railroad crossing near Marseille Lane in Woodbridge, when a person was hit by a train while walking on the tracks. Investigators say that the train engineer sounded the horn to alert the pedestrian - who has not been named - but he continued to walk on the tracks until he was struck and killed. First responders were called to the scene, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Gun violence in DC reared its ugly head for a specific street in Southwest DC this week. The unit block of Forrester Street SW has been ground zero for shootings this week, after a man and woman were killed days apart in the same area. The nightmare for residents began at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, when 26-year-old Southwest DC resident Darnell Gibson was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting. Days later, at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, officers were called again to the same block of Forrester Street, where they found Ebone Lavender, 42, suffering from guns…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center
Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center A 53-year-old inmate was found dead in her cell at the Fairfax county Adult Detention Center, police said.  Latasha Dove was found unresponsive in her single cell at the ADC on Tuesday, Aug. 1, county police said. Deputies immediately began performing life-saving measures before fire and Rescue personnel responded and transported Dove to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. Foul play is not suspected. Dove had been in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and being held at the ADC since July 26. She…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC
Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC Police have identified the Maryland man who was killed while crossing the street in Northeast DC.  Clinton resident Gatarua Stephen Gitu, 39, was killed by driver in the early hours of Sunday, July 23 in the 2300 block of Benning Road NE, authorities announced. The initial investigation determined that at approximately 3:15 a.m. on the morning he was struck, Gitu was walking across the street - outside of the crosswalk - when he was struck by a dark-colored Infiniti that proceeded to speed away. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene of the crash, where they found Gitu dead.…

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by Zak Failla
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'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC 'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC
'Local Bike Legend' Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, Killed In DC Washington DC's bicycling community was mourning the loss of 27-year-old Dzhoy Zuckerman, who was killed over the weekend. Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, was gunned down on the 6100 block of 3rd Street, Northwest, just after midnight on Saturday, July 15, DC Metro police said. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Zuckerman was being mourned as a local legend on a GoFundMe campaign that had raised more than $7,400 as of Monday, July 17. Always dressed in purple, Zuckerman "had a voice that could fill any room and a joyful laugh that could be heard from miles away," the cam…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Death Investigation: Inmate Dies In VA Hospital Hours After Release Death Investigation: Inmate Dies In VA Hospital Hours After Release
Death Investigation: Inmate Dies In VA Hospital Hours After Release Questions are being raised after a man died at a Virginia hospital weeks after he was arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department. A death investigation has been launched after 51-year-old Todd Matthew Gleason died while at an area hospital on Tuesday, July 4, a day after a judge released him following his most recent arrest. On Saturday, June 17, Gleason was arrested on an outstanding warrant for petit larceny and failure to appear in court, police said, during which there was no force used. Following his apprehension, Gleason requested to be taken to the hospital for a pr…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Woman Stabbed To Death By Roommate In Virginia During Argument Police ID Woman Stabbed To Death By Roommate In Virginia During Argument
Police ID Woman Stabbed To Death By Roommate In Virginia During Argument New information has been released following Monday morning's fatal stabbing in Arlington. Juneteenth got off to a bloody start when officers from the Arlington Police Department were called shortly before 5 a.m. to investigate a fatal domestic incident in Ballston-Virginia Square. POLICE ACTIVITY: Just prior to 5 a.m., police responded to the report of a stabbing in the 3400 block of Washington Boulevard. An adult female was pronounced deceased on scene. One subject, an adult male, has been detained. pic.twitter.com/XQRMRoGgHQ — ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) June 19, 2023 The inve…

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Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC
Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC The family that deals together spends time behind bars together. Larry Jerome Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, and his sister, DC resident Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, have been sentenced after admitting to selling fake prescription pills that led to the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old woman in 2021 who had a history of drug problems.  Larry Eastman was sentenced to 140 months, and his sister was hit with 37 months behind bars. Both were also ordered to serve 36 months of supervised release when they get out of prison.  Prosecutors said that the Eastmans were linked to the fat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID VA Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment Police ID VA Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment
Police ID VA Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment A Virginia man has been identified and charged for his role in a fatal shooting last month in a swanky Prince George's luxury apartment building, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Keith Marcellus Ford, 39, has been accused of his role in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Tiffany Ford in her own College Park home on Thursday, May 18.  PGPD is investigating a fatal shooting in the unincorporated section of College Park. The victim is 28-year-old Tiffany Ward.https://t.co/3MpX0a8P9G pic.twitter.com/9ZLfu1DbFr — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) May 23, 2023 At approximately 8:45 a.m. on May 1…

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