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Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds
Premeditated Double Murder Suspect Wearing Monitoring Device Indicted For Shooting In DC: Feds Not even an ankle monitor could stop James P. Jones from gunning down his roommate in Southeast DC earlier this year, according to a new indictment. Jones, 42, was indicted this week following his arrest in February for his alleged role in the premeditated murder of District residents David Wright, 57, and Nathaniel Howard, 54, who were found dead in the home they shared, federal authorities announced. Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 3300 block of D Street in Southeast, DC, to investigate a reported shooting. A…

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Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC
Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC One firefighter was injured and more than a dozen residents had to be rescued during an early morning fire that broke out in a Southeast DC apartment building. Twenty-one residents are seeking temporary housing after being displaced shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 5, by a fire in the 5200 block of D Street that proved tricky. Officials said that the fire started on the first floor, though there was heavy smoke throughout all three stories of the building. Three residents were rescued using an aerial ladder and 10 others were saved by portable ladders or through a stairwell. The …

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by Zak Failla