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Homicide investigation underway after a man was shot, killed in Prince George's County
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — A homicide investigation is underway in Hyattsville after a man was killed in a shooting Thursday night. Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department responded to Ager Road, nearby Tuckerman Street, around 10:25 p.m. after a report of a shooting in the area. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot.
Three shot, one dead in Southeast DC shooting, police investigate
WASHINGTON (7News) — Three people were shot in Southeast, D.C. Wednesday evening, police said. One of them died the next day. On March 27, at around 7:45 p.m., officers said they responded to the 3400 block of Stanton Road, in Southeast, D.C. for a report of gunshot sounds. Shortly after, police said they received reports of three people suffering from gunshot wounds, being treated at a nearby local hospital.
DC officer fires shots at dog, toddler transported to hospital: police
WASHINGTON - A toddler has been transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries from a dog attack in D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a dog attack in the 4500 block of Clermont Drive in Northeast around 10:23 a.m. Officials say an officer discharged their firearm at the dog.
NW DC dispensary employee fatally shot during armed robbery; suspects wanted
WASHINGTON (7News) — An employee of a Northwest D.C. marijuana dispensary was shot and killed during an armed robbery on Wednesday, March 27, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. Around 2:57 p.m., two people showed handguns as they entered the dispensary in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue,...
Person dies in two-car crash, fire in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said a person died and another was injured in a two-car crash that happened in Northeast D.C. on Friday morning. Officials were dispatched to a crash with entrapment at 6:50 a.m. on I-295 at Benning Rd. NE. DC Fire and EMS said one of the two […]
Car runs into tree off 295 in Prince George’s County; people taken to hospital
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Emergency workers pulled someone from a car after it ran off 295 and hit a tree Thursday morning. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS posted about the incident on the X platform. The post said that crews went to the southbound lanes of 295 past Landover Road for a […]
Man arrested for robbing people at DC gas stations
WASHINGTON — A D.C. man is facing charges after police connected him to multiple robberies at gas stations across several days. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 36-year-old Michael Allen Hines, of Southeast, faces three robbery charges. Investigators have connected Hines to at least three robberies. In two of...
Off-Duty Trooper Helps Apprehend Work Zone Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: State Police
Marion Station resident Jamal Scarborough was driving in front of an off-duty trooper shortly before 10:30 a.m. on March 27 who was in his police cruiser heading south on Airport Road near Salisbury Regional Airport, when he stopped at a work zone where a flagging operation was in effect. At...
Black Maryland politicians respond to racist comments following Key Bridge collapse
With less than two weeks left before they adjourn for the year, the Maryland General Assembly has continued its work in the face of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But, for some lawmakers, it tinges the remainder of the legislating to be done and their role as elected officials. Sen. Charles Sydnor, a Black Democrat from Baltimore County, stood on the Senate floor at the end of ...
DC woman accused of killing woman who disappeared in October
A Southeast D.C. woman is accused of killing a Southwest D.C. woman reported missing in October, police said. Chyna Crawford, 25, was last seen about 10 p.m. Oct. 23 in the 4000 block of S. Capitol Street SW. Her family reported her missing three days later, police said. Police say...
Coyote shot, killed after attacking women in 2 locations in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police officers and people with Animal Services were in Burtonsville Thursday afternoon after they received a report of a coyote attack there. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) posted about the incident in the 3600 block of Bell Rd. on the X platform at 4:11 p.m. The […]
Bridge collapse reminds commuters to consider vehicle escape plans
When a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, causing the bridge's catastrophic collapse in the early morning hours of March 26, people who watched and read the news coverage likely asked themselves one question: "What would I do if I were on that bridge?" Though...
Five vehicles involved in Hyattsville crash, fire
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) — One person was taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Hyattsville on Wednesday. In a post on the X platform at 7:25 p.m., the Hyattsville Police Department (HPD) said that officers were at the scene of a crash on Ager Road involving five vehicles. One of the […]
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