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Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds
Raging Gunman Who Shot Ex's Pregnant Friend In Southeast DC Closet Gets Prison Time: Feds The District man who went on a rampage while targeting a former lover will spend decades behind bars after being convicted last summer of assault with the intent to kill a pregnant woman he shot in the head in Southeast DC.  Joshua Hemphill has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after being found guilty in June 2023 for two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and other offenses for an early morning shooting more than five years ago. Hemphill, 32, attacked an ex who was in the company during a "fit of rage," leading to his arrest and conviction, according to prosec…

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by Zak Failla
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Pregnant Woman Struck In Southeast D.C. Shooting Where Nearly 100 Rounds Were Fired: Report Pregnant Woman Struck In Southeast D.C. Shooting Where Nearly 100 Rounds Were Fired: Report
Pregnant Woman Struck In Southeast D.C. Shooting Where Nearly 100 Rounds Were Fired: Report A pregnant woman is in stable condition after she was shot in Southeast D.C., according to WJLA.  Officers arrived at the Parkchester Apartments near Birney Place at around 3 p.m. on July 27, where they discovered a pregnant woman had been shot multiple times, the outlet reported.  90 shots were fired during the shooting and law enforcement did not believe the woman, who is the property manager of the apartments, was the intended target, WJLA said. Click here for the full story from WJLA.

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital
Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital When you're in the business of babies it's no surprise when babies are on the brain, maybe that's why there is a baby boom at one central Pennsylvania hospital. Eleven women who work in the Family Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital have gotten pregnant or had a baby in 2022, a spokesperson with the hospital said in a release.  “We do babies!” she says with a laugh. “That’s what we do!” nurse manager Marguerite Fritsch said. And do they ever. Among the 11 women in third-floor unit — all nurses or nurse aides — three are…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Who Killed Pregnant Woman, BF In Baltimore? Reward Doubles Who Killed Pregnant Woman, BF In Baltimore? Reward Doubles
Who Killed Pregnant Woman, BF In Baltimore? Reward Doubles The reward offered to help track down the killer of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend in Baltimore has doubled. Up to $16,000 will be given to anyone for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman responsible for killing Angel Smith and her fiance Yahmell Montague. Smith went into labor before she died. The baby girl was in critical condition as of late last week. A GoFundMe for the family was launched Sunday, May 15.  The couple was parked in a car on the 300 block of East 23rd Street when they were shot multiple times Thursday, May 12, authorities previousl…

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by Cecilia Levine