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Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC
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…
7-Month-Old Child's Death In Southeast DC Determined To Be A Homicide 7-Month-Old Child's Death In Southeast DC Determined To Be A Homicide
7-Month-Old Child's Death In Southeast DC Determined To Be A Homicide An infant's death has been ruled a homicide in Southeast DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, officers from the Seventh District were called to the 1300 block of Morris Road SE, where there were calls about an unconscious infant inside a home. Upon arrival, they found 7-month-old King Phelps, who was pronounced dead at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel after showing no signs of life. Phelps' body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, which ruled that the chi…
Homicides Up 17 Percent In DC; New Death Reported: Metropolitan Police Homicides Up 17 Percent In DC; New Death Reported: Metropolitan Police
Homicides Up 17 Percent In DC; New Death Reported: Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into the latest fatal shooting in Southeast DC. Deandre Wheeler, 27, of Southeast DC, has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed overnight by unknown assailants, according to officials. Shortly before 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, officers from the Seventh District responded to the 4200 block of 4th Street in Southeast DC to investigate reports of a shooting not far from an area elementary school. Upon arrival, officers found Wheeler suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and DC Fire and Emergency Medical …
Police ID Man Killed In Double Shooting On Residential DC Street Police ID Man Killed In Double Shooting On Residential DC Street
Police ID Man Killed In Double Shooting On Residential DC Street Metropolitan Police investigators have released new information after a 59-year-old man was killed in a double shooting on Tuesday night. Northwest, DC resident Allen Hill, Jr. has been identified as the victim who was gunned down on Tuesday, April 4 in the 100 block of Xenia Street in Southeast. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, officers from the Seventh District were called to Xenia Street to investigate a reported shooting that left two men with multiple gunshot wounds, police say. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel were called to the scene, where they pronounced Hil…
Mistaken Identity: Wrong Man Shot By Police During Assault Investigation In DC Busted With Coke Mistaken Identity: Wrong Man Shot By Police During Assault Investigation In DC Busted With Coke
Mistaken Identity: Wrong Man Shot By Police During Assault Investigation In DC Busted With Coke Drug charges have been filed against a man in Washington, DC after he was shot by police and caught with cocaine while officers were investigating an alleged assault on Friday morning, officials said. DC residents Steven Shaw, 38, and Wallace Lewis, 59, are both facing charges for an incident that played out on Friday, Feb. 10 in the 1300 block of Good Hope Road, officials said. Shortly before 10 a.m. on the day of the shooting, officers from the Seventh District were called to Good Hope Road to investigate a report of an assault in progress. Upon arrival, officers say that they found a wo…
Man Killed In Double Shooting Near DC Middle School: Metropolitan Police Man Killed In Double Shooting Near DC Middle School: Metropolitan Police
Man Killed In Double Shooting Near DC Middle School: Metropolitan Police One person was killed and a second injured in a double shooting in Washington, DC early on Sunday morning, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson announced. Renando Griffin, 34, of Southeast, DC, was killed in a shooting on Sunday, Jan. 15 in the 3200 block of 15th Place near the John Hayden Johnson Middle School in his hometown. Shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Sunday morning, police say that officers from the department’s Seventh District were called to 15th Place in Southeast, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, first responders found Griffin and a seco…
Suspects At Large After Man Found Shot To Death In Southeast DC, Police Say Suspects At Large After Man Found Shot To Death In Southeast DC, Police Say
Suspects At Large After Man Found Shot To Death In Southeast DC, Police Say Police have identified the 20-year-old man who was found shot to death in a Southeast Washington, DC home on Sunday night. Southeast resident Marjai Wimbush was discovered shot and killed in the 4200 block of 4th Street shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, investigators announced on Monday afternoon. According to police, members of the Seventh District responded to a 4th Street home at approximately 10:40 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, officers found Wimbush’s body with multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Serv…
Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting
Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting Recognize this vehicle? The Metropolitan Police Department released a new video of a suspect vehicle and group of suspects who are wanted for an early morning shooting. Investigators from the MPD's Seventh District are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspects and vehicle involved in the shooting on Thursday, Sept. 1 in the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue in Northeast DC. The incident happened shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Thursday morning. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that officers located a man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area with non-life-threa…
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police A defiant man was hospitalized after being shot during an officer-involved shooting in DC during an investigation into an alleged domestic assault, police said. Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating a shooting in the 1900 block of Mississippi Avenue in Southeast DC that left 29-year-old Rahman Mills with multiple injuries. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, police said that members of the Seventh District responded to the 1900 block of Savannah Street, Southeast, for the report of domestic vio…