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Tipster Outs Paranoid Baltimore Drug Ring Leader As Off-Duty DC Officer's Killer: Officials
An arrest has been made in the 2017 killing of an off-duty Metropolitan DC Police Department officer, thanks to a tipster who came forward last year, authorities announced. Dion Thompson has been arrested for his alleged role in the murder of MPD Sgt. Tony Mason, Jr., on Nov. 4, 2017 in the 2800 block of Elgin Avenue, Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Wednesday, April 17. Thompson, who was 18 years old at the time, has been charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and other related offenses, officials said. Thompson, now 24, was identified as a possible suspe…
Police & Fire
MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says
The three Metropolitan Police Department officers who were shot by a barricaded man during a standoff in Southeast DC on Wednesday morning are recovering at the hospital, according to Chief Pamela Smith. Officers were called to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE on Feb. 14, where an armed man barricaded himself inside after they attempted to serve an arrest warrant, reportedly for animal cruelty offenses. During the incident, multiple shots were fired by the man, with three officers struck during the barrage of gunfire, leaving them with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries tha…
Police & Fire
Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (
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Three officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were shot during a standoff with a barricaded man on Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed. Police say that the officers were called at around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE to reportedly serve an arrest warrant, leading to the barricade. DC Fire and EMS remains on scene to assist law enforcement at the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE. All further press inquiries should be directed to @DCPoliceDept — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 14, 2024 During the subsequent standoff, multiple shots were fired, and…
Police & Fire
District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer
A gun-toting District man who fired more than a dozen shots at an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department in Northeast DC has copped to the crime, authorities announced. Saeve Edward Evans, 37, pleaded guilty in US District Court this week following an incident last August that saw him involved in a potentially deadly standoff with officers. According to court documents, at around 5:25 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2023, Evans was walking a dog in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE when an unknown person walked in front of the building, prompting Evans to take out a gun and fire it into the sky th…
Police & Fire
Second Suspect Arrested For Mother's Day Shooting Of 10-Year-Old Arianna Davis In DC: MPD
A second person has been arrested in connection to the Mother's Day shooting that killed 10-year-old Arianna Davis in DC last year. Dallas McKinney, 19, of Southeast DC, has been arrested and charged with murder, joining 19-year-old Koran Gregory, who was arrested last fall following an investigation. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, 2023, investigators said that Davis was hit by a stray bullet in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, after dozens of shots rang out in the area. Officials said that the family heard the gunshots while driving through the area, and later realized that the…
Police & Fire
Crisis Intervention Call Turns Deadly During Downtown DC Officer-Involved Shooting: Police
A crisis intervention call turned deadly for a man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Washington, DC on Wednesday morning. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man and conversed with him for upwards of two hours, she said, before he relented a…
Police & Fire
Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC
Three top cops from the Metropolitan Police Department are being celebrated for their roles in diffusing a possibly deadly situation last year. Like a scene out of a movie, in late November, Officers Brian Lafranchise, Heather Lynn, and Ethan Way used all the tools in their police tool belt while responding to a reported sexual assault in the Seventh District, officials said. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a 911 caller contacted the department reporting that "they say a disturbing video of the assault, which the (they) believed to be in progress." Lynn and Lafranchise were the first to ar…
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For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting
New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after two people were killed and two others hospitalized in a shooting in Southwest DC near Nationals Park. Chief Pamela Smith said that at around noon on Thursday, officers were called to investigate a shooting near the intersection of O Street SW and Half Street SW involving multiple people who were struck. MPD is on the scene of multiple people shot near the intersection of O Street, SW and Half Street, SW. PIO en route to the scene. Media staging and additional details to follow. — DC Police Department (@DCPoli…
Police & Fire
Metropolitan Police Searching For Suspect Who Fired Shots At Officers In Southeast DC
The gunman who opened fire at Metropolitan Police officers in Southeast DC remains at large hours after a shooting outside an area apartment building. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to reports of gunshots that rang out in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE, prompting further investigation. Upon arrival at the building, acting MPD Chief Pamela Smith said that officers canvassed the area, and when they were searching the parking lot, a man wearing a white t-shirt, black pants, with long, shoulder-length hair, began firing at officers. The wanted suspect. Metrop…
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Dozens Of Fugitives In DMV Behind Bars After Three-Day 'Operation Trident',' Officials Say
Dozens of fugitives were apprehended following a three-day operation around Washington, DC that led to the recovery of three weapons, authorities announced on Thursday. "Operation Trident" reached it's conclusion on Thursday, Oct. 5, which landed local and federal officials with 48 suspects in custody, many of whom were on supervised release or on probation for previous offenses. "Together we captured 48 violent fugitives," Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office said. "We're grateful to our federal and local partners for working with us this week and…
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Gunned Down Leaving Northwest DC High School
New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 16-year-old was shot and killed leaving his high school on Tuesday afternoon in DC. Maurice Jackson, of Northeast DC, was walking at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, when he began talking with another group of teens, police say. During that altercation near the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and P Street, NW, someone in the group pulled out a gun, fired multiple shots that struck Jackson. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, officials confirmed. The shooting came on the s…
Police & Fire
DC Records 200th Homicide Of 2023 After Teen, Man Killed In Separate Midday Shootings
Washington, DC hit a dubious milestone on Tuesday as two more murders tipped the number of homicides to more than 200 in 2023. Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith confirmed that there were two fatal shootings across the city within an hour of each other that left one teen and a man dead as the District's death toll continues to rise. At around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to the 1400 block of New Jersey Avenue to investigate a shooting involving two groups of teenagers that left one suffering from gunshot wounds. Smith said that the teen - whose name or a…
Police & Fire
Police Arrest Mother's Day Shooter Who Killed 10-Year-Old Arianna Davis In DC
An arrest has been made months after 10-year-old Arianna Davis was shot on Mother's Day and later died at an area hospital in Washington, DC. Southeast, DC resident Koran Gregory, 19, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the fatal shooting, Metropolitan Police Department officials announced on Monday, Sept. 18, following a four-month investigation. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Andre Wright said that 10-year-old Arianna Davis was hit by a bullet in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, after dozens of s…
Police & Fire
Police ID Gunmen, Man Killed In Mass Southwest DC Shooting
New details have been released after a mass shooting that left one man dead and five others injured inside a Southwest DC home on Tuesday. Shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, Assistant Metropolitan Police Chief Carlos Heraud said that officers rushed to the 200 block of M Street SW when they heard gunshots ring out. Upon arrival, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom - later identified as Matthew Miller, 32 - was pronounced dead at the scene and another who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. While still investigating the fatality, Heraud said that thr…
Police & Fire
DC Sex Offender Uploaded Self-Made Child Porn To Google: Feds
A 41-year-old convicted sex offender from Washington DC was indicted after he was caught uploading footage of himself sexually abusing a young girl to Google, federal authorities said. Michael Humphrey was indicted Tuesday, Sept. 5, in U.S. District Court on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, first degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances, and transportation and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said. Google LLC told the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that two Google accounts, later identified as Humphre…
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Charged For Domestic Incident, Officer-Involved Shooting In DC
Javier Reyes-Lopez is facing a host of charges after provoking an officer-involved shooting in Northwest DC on Thursday afternoon. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17 to investigate a possible domestic situation in a nearby apartment. Alert: MPD is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the 7400 block of Georgia Ave, NW. MPD officials and PIO responding to the scene. — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 17, 2023 However, first responders were unable to gain entry…
Police & Fire
'This Is Not A War Zone:' Three Dead, Two Injured In Southeast DC Mass Shooting, Chief Says
The new top cop in Washington, DC is calling on an end to the gun violence that has plagued the District since the calendar flipped to 2023. Three people are dead, and at least two others hospitalized following a mass shooting on Saturday night in the 1600 block of Good Hope Road SE, acting Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith confirmed. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the intersection of Good Hope Road and 16th Street, SE. No lookout. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911Have Info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 6, 2023 “This kind of gun violenc…
Police & Fire
Police ID Two Killed In Southeast DC Midday Shooting Near School (
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New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a Friday morning shooting that left two dead. Charles Luster, Jr., 56, and Tyjon Clayton, 20, both of Southeast DC, have been identified as the two people shot shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 28 in the 4200 block of 6th Street SE, not far from Hendley Elementary School. Upon arrival at the shooting, police pronounced one of the victims dead, while the other was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to officials. In video from the scene, two men can be seen running fr…
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One Killed, One Critical After Morning Shooting In Southeast DC: Police (
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The rash of gun violence in Washington, DC once again reared its ugly head on Friday morning when two people were shot by a group of men, police say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called in Southeast DC, where there was a reported shooting shortly before noon on Friday, July 28. Acting Chief Pamela Smith gives an update in reference to the homicide that occurred in the 4200 block of Sixth Street, Southeast. pic.twitter.com/SO6dKHeyLZ — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 28, 2023 Upon arrival, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds, according to…
Police & Fire
Dispute Turns Deadly Between Two Men Watching Soccer Game In Adams Morgan
One person was killed on Wednesday night in Adams Morgan by a gunman who remains at large after shooting a person in the stands watching a soccer game, according to acting Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, officers were called to the 2200 block of 18th Street NW near a recreational center and Marie Reed Elementary School, where there was a soccer game being played. Smith said that a suspect and his victim were seen engaged in a contentious conversation while sitting on the concrete barriers overlooking the match. During the dispute on…
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