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Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time
Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time The Alexandria man who carjacked an Uber Eats driver and stole his motorized scooter last summer outside a DC Pizza Hut is heading to prison for years, officials say. Daquan Skipper, 27, was sentenced this week to eight years in prison for the July 2023 robbery of the driver, when he took his scooter and cell phone in Northeast DC. Prosecutors say that on July 29, 2023, outside of a Pizza Hut in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE, Skipper and two others approached the delivery driver after he had just picked up an order. As he was putting his phone onto a holder on his handlebars, the th…

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Convict With Apt Nickname Charged For Daytime Shooting In Northeast DC: Feds Convict With Apt Nickname Charged For Daytime Shooting In Northeast DC: Feds
Convict With Apt Nickname Charged For Daytime Shooting In Northeast DC: Feds A daytime shooting suspect who didn't make it far last month while attempting to evade member of the Metropolitan Police Department is facing federal charges, authorities announced. Traquon "TwinGlock" McCalip, 21, who has a previous conviction for a weapon offense, was arraigned in US District Court in DC on a six-count indictment for a shooting that was reported shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20 in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue NE.  According to investigators, McCalip got into an altercation with his victim that rapidly escalated and turned physical. During that di…

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Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police
Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police The man who was shot by members of the Metropolitan Police Department while attempting to flee is facing a host of charges, the agency announced on Wednesday. Northeast DC resident Deion Hinnant, who was hospitalized with serious injuries after the officer-involved shooting, was charged with assault and weapon offenses following an incident Monday night. According to police, shortly before 9 p.m. on April 1, investigators from the Violent Crime Suppression Division’s Robbery Suppression Unit were in the 2100 block of Bladensburg Road NE, when they spotted an altercation. #Update: A…

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Shooting Suspect Swiftly Scooped Up By Police In Northeast DC: MPD Shooting Suspect Swiftly Scooped Up By Police In Northeast DC: MPD
Shooting Suspect Swiftly Scooped Up By Police In Northeast DC: MPD A shooting suspect didn't make it far on Wednesday afternoon while attempting to evade members of the Metropolitan Police Department in Northeast DC. Traquon McCalip is facing charges following an incident that played out shortly after 11:45 a.m. in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue NE on March 20, officials say. According to investigators, McCalip got into an altercation with his victim that rapidly escalated and turned physical. During that dispute, it is alleged that McCalip shot his victim and fled the scene in a vehicle. Officers responded to the scene, where they recovered a gu…

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