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DC Murder Suspect Wearing GPS Device Charged After Girl Shot Self In Maryland: Prosecutors DC Murder Suspect Wearing GPS Device Charged After Girl Shot Self In Maryland: Prosecutors
DC Murder Suspect Wearing GPS Device Charged After Girl Shot Self In Maryland: Prosecutors The 20-year-old man charged after a young girl in Prince George's County hurt herself with his unsecured gun is also facing felony murder charges in DC, according to the state's attorney's office. Cheverly resident Jayvon Thomas, a relative of a 4-year-old girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her arm over the weekend is facing new charges following an investigation into the shooting. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called late on Sunday night to an apartment in the 6400 block of Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate after a child gained access to the gun a…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Virginia: Police Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Virginia: Police
Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Virginia: Police The Alexandria Police Department continues to investigate after an elementary school student was caught bringing a gun to class on Friday. Officers were called to the Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy on March 1 when a teacher heard the child voluntarily mention that he was carrying the weapon inside his backpack. Police say that the student brought the loaded gun into school inside his bag, and voluntarily mentioned it in conversation with their teacher on Friday that they were armed. The teacher immediately took possession of the student's bag, notified school administrators, and the poli…

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by Zak Failla
News
No Charges After 3-Year-Old Culpeper Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA No Charges After 3-Year-Old Culpeper Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA
No Charges After 3-Year-Old Culpeper Boy Found Shot Dead In Pennsylvania: DA A 3-year-old boy Virginian boy's parents will not be charged after he shot himself dead at Tucquan Family Park Campground in Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. "This mistake in judgment ultimately led to the child’s death but did not rise to the level of a criminal act based upon the nature and intent of the circumstances,"  DA Heather Adams explained in the release. The boy was found shortly after a shooting was reported at the camp located at 917 River Road, Holtwood, Martic Township, Lancaster County First Deputy Cor…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon 61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon
61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon More than 61,000 gun cases sold nationwide are being recalled due to a malfunction that can allow unauthorized people to access dangerous weapons, and already led to the death of a child. Illinois-based Fortress Safe announced this week that the biometric gun safes were being recalled due to a "serious safety hazard and risk of death" caused by a programming feature that made the safes more accessible.  The recall comes following a recent lawsuit that alleges a 12-year-old boy died from a gun obtained from one of the safes, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  "…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Friends Passing Around Handgun Leaves One Dead In Virginia Friends Passing Around Handgun Leaves One Dead In Virginia
Friends Passing Around Handgun Leaves One Dead In Virginia A 21-year-old man died when an acquaintance accidentally fired the handgun that they and one other person were passing around over the weekend in Northern Virginia, police said. Daniel Villalobos Marquez, 27, was being held without bond in the death of Jesus Villalobos Hernandez on Saturday evening, July 15, Prince William County police said. The incident happened around 6:25 p.m. in a home on the 8300 block of Scotland Loop in Manassas, police said. Marquez "neglectfully discharged the handgun, firing a round and striking the victim in the chest," PWCPD said.  Responders provid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Virginia Mom Wanted For Child Neglect After Unattended 2-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself: PD Virginia Mom Wanted For Child Neglect After Unattended 2-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself: PD
Virginia Mom Wanted For Child Neglect After Unattended 2-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself: PD Police in Prince William County are seeking the public's help in finding a mom who is facing a criminal charge after her 2-year-old son was left unattended and shot himself. Christalle Phillips Moat, 39, is wanted out of Manassas, on a felony charge of child neglect, Prince William County police said in a Thursday, Nov. 10 release. An investigation began around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 26, when officers responded to a home on the 7600 block of Monitor Court in Manassas to investigate a shooting with injury, they said. Authorities say they were initially notified by Child Protective Services…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest
Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest A 31-year-old Stafford man trying to impress his friends with the best selfie wound up in jail last week, authorities said.  The selfie soiree was in full swing around 2 a.m. on Friday, June 3, at a Super 8 motel in Stafford. Staff at the motel called the Stafford County Sheriff's Office after a guest reported hearing a gunshot come from one of the balconies.  Deputies scoured security videos to find out what happened.  Thye found a clip of a group of men on a balcony posing for photos while holding a gun, the Sheriff's Office said. But after one of the men grabbed the pisto…

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by Josh Lanier