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Arlington, VA
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: Metro Bus Engulfed In Flames In DC Tunnel As Thick Smoke Pours Into Sky (
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A Metrobus caught fire inside a downtown DC tunnel Thursday evening, quickly becoming “well involved” as crews worked to evacuate drivers and fight flames in a smoke-filled roadway. The fire broke out around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, inside the 9th Street tunnel, where thick black smoke began pouring into the air as emergency crews rushed to the scene. DC Fire and EMS said the bus was “well involved” as firefighters worked to establish a strategy to attack the flames and confirm that everyone inside the tunnel had been evacuated. Update bus fire 9th St tunnel. Bus well involved. …
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police Probing Death After 19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree In DC: MPD
A 19-year-old was found hanging from a tree in Washington, DC, in a case that investigators say is being treated as a suicide. Officers were called around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, to the 900 block of Quackenbos Street NW after a report of an unconscious person, the Metropolitan Police Department said. When they arrived, they found the teen hanging from a tree limb, unresponsive and not breathing. DC Fire and EMS attempted lifesaving efforts at the scene, but he was pronounced dead. The teen, identified only as a 19-year-old Hispanic man, was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical …
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up
Instead of celebrating her birthday this weekend, Erena “Ginger” Sasso is beginning the painful process of rebuilding her life after a fire destroyed her Southwest DC home. The blaze broke out in the 1400 block of 3rd Street SW on Friday, March 6, according to DC Fire and EMS officials. Firefighters responded to a working fire in a three-story middle-row apartment building. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue Sasso was able to escape the apartment safely, and no injuries were reported. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue She was th…
North Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
Stun Gun Failed — North Bethesda Man Killed After Attacking DC Police With Knives: MPD
A knife-wielding Maryland man was shot and killed by police in DC after charging at officers during a domestic call, investigators said. Jonathan Boruch, 31, of North Bethesda, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, Sept. 16, after the confrontation on the 5100 block of Sherier Place NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The deadly incident began around 10:53 a.m. when victims told police that Boruch was headed to their home and had threatened to damage vehicles. The news conference has concluded and will be posted here shortly. Two knives were recovered on the scene. Both…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
DC Mom Killed In Cold-Blooded Shooting Was Doting Parent, Amazon Driver, Pet Groomer
Mignon Renee Brown-Massey wore many hats and was the hardest-working person in the room right up until she became the victim of gun violence in the region. The 36-year-old DC mother, who was a pet care provider and groomer by day, and a tireless Amazon delivery driver by night, was shot and killed earlier this month in what her family described as "senseless violence." Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, to the 3300 block of 15th Street NE, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Brown-Massey…
Arlington, VA
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Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC
One person had to be extricated from a wrecked vehicle in DC on Wednesday after an armored National Guard vehicle struck a civilian car, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 20, first responders were called to a section of 8th Street SE at North Carolina Avenue, where there were reports of a military vehicle that struck another driver. According to federal officials, the crash involved a DC National Guard Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) and a civilian vehicle. Following the crash, a five-vehicle convoy was halted, and DC Metropolitan Police …
Arlington, VA
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I-695 Shut Down After Rollover Crash Ejects Driver In DMV, Police Say (
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A man was thrown from his vehicle in a violent rollover crash on I-695 in DC — then flown to a trauma center by helicopter, authorities said. A serious crash shut down the westbound lanes I-695 Saturday morning after a man was ejected from his vehicle and critically injured, according to DC Fire and EMS. The crash happened just before 10:20 a.m. on July 26 near Exit 2/M Street SE, fire officials said. One man was ejected during the rollover and was airlifted by US Park Police Eagle 1 to a local trauma center, DC Fire and EMS confirmed. Motor Vehicle Crash with Rollover - 695 West…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Dad Charged With Murder Of Son, 5, Found Dead In DC Apartment: Cops
A DC father has been indicted for murder months after his 5-year-old son, Deandre Pettus Jr., was found unresponsive in their apartment, police said. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department responded at 9:44 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024, to the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, for a report of an unconscious child inside a DC home, officials said. United States Secret Service officers arrived first and began CPR on the child, according to police. DC Fire and EMS personnel then took over, but lifesaving efforts failed, and the child was pronounced dead by first re…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
DC Teen Killed In Crash After Stolen Car From Maryland Slams I-295 Guardrail: Police
A 16-year-old boy from Southeast DC is dead after police say a stolen car taken out of Maryland slammed into a guardrail on I-295 over the weekend, killing him and sending two others running from the scene. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded at approximately 9:06 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, to southbound I-295 just before the Howard Road/Suitland Parkway exit, for a reported single-vehicle crash, MPD announced. When officers arrived, they found a young boy in the backseat of the crashed vehicle unconscious and not breathing, police said. According to MPD, DC Fire and…
Arlington, VA
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Tesla Driver Wrecks DC Gas Station Wall, Triggers Emergency Response (
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A Tesla driver smashed through the wall of a gas station in Southeast Washington, DC on Thursday afternoon, injuring two people and sending emergency crews scrambling to check for structural damage. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m., July 10, in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, DC Fire and EMS said. According to first responders, the Tesla plowed through the wall of a gas station, leaving debris and signage crushed over the vehicle and scattered across the sidewalk. DC Fire and Rescue “Crash with vehicle striking building,” DC Fire and EMS said in an initial up…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In DC: Metropolitan Police ID Person Of Interest
The manhunt is on. Charles Rucker has been named a person of interest in the shooting death of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Cheadle was sitting in a parked car with family when she was struck by gunfire around 3:03 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, according to police. Detectives say Rucker is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting, which turned fatal two days later when the girl died. He is pictured in a newly released wanted homicide poster, and MPD is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for i…
Arlington, VA
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Tractor-Trailer Slams Into DC CSX Bridge, Shuts Down Stretch Of 295 (
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A tractor-trailer slammed into a railroad bridge on DC-295, shutting down traffic in both directions during rush hour Wednesday, June 25, authorities said. The crash happened under the CSX bridge near Benning Road NE in Northeast Washington, DC, according to DC Police Traffic. Twitter/@dcfireems “No injuries reported,” police confirmed in a tweet posted at 6:16 p.m. “Seek an alternate route or follow the directions provided by MPD.” Twitter/@dcfireems Photos from the scene show the truck wedged tightly beneath the rusty steel bridge, its trailer severely damaged. Fire crews from…
Bel Air, MD
Weather
Brutal Heat Wave Scorches Maryland As Records Fall, Sends Concertgoers To Hospital
fThe DMV is baking — again. After four daily high temperature records were either tied or shattered across the region, Tuesday, June 24 is shaping up to be even worse, with heat index values soaring as high as 110 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. National Weather Service In DC, the official high is expected to hit 102 degrees, prompting an Extreme Heat Alert from DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Records could fall again at all eight local climate sites, forecasters said, with overnight lows staying dangerously warm. Baltimore Inner Harbor reached…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Teen Killed, 2 Others Shot In Targeted DC Triple Shooting: Arrest Made: MPD
He smiled in family photos. He wasn’t the target. A beloved 19-year-old from Northeast DC, identified as Zephaniah Wright, was fatally shot on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a burst of gunfire in the Petworth neighborhood, according to Metropolitan Police. Authorities now say an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in what relatives believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity. Wright was one of three people shot shortly after 9 p.m. on April 29. Fourth District officers responded to the 800 block of Taylor Street and the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue NW after g…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses At DC Row Home Under Renovation, Car Crushed: Officials (
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A construction site in Northeast DC turned into a debris field after a dramatic collapse sent part of a roof crashing to the ground — flattening a nearby car and drawing a full search-and-rescue response, officials confirmed. The collapse happened around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, at a building under renovation near 19th and H Street NE, according to DC Fire and EMS. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show heavy structural failure at the upper level of the brick row home, with massive wooden trusses and roof panels completely detached from the frame. A nearby white BMW sed…
Arlington, VA
News
Trapped Man Pulled From 30-Foot Storm Drain Along I-395 In DC (
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A man is lucky to be alive after he was rescued from the bottom of a storm drain near a busy DC highway overnight, authorities said. DC Fire and EMS crews were called just before 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, to the northbound lanes of I-395 at Maine Avenue SW, where they found a man trapped roughly 30 feet below ground in a narrow storm drain. Using a rope system, firefighters lowered one member into the opening and secured the victim for a lift to safety. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show a dramatic technical rescue unfolding under the glow of floodlights, with crews c…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
27-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In DC Had Bright Future Ahead, Loved Ones Say
Jonathan Fuentes-Ferrufino was the kind of person who could light up a room — or, as one friend put it, “always had a smile on his face.” Now, his community is mourning his loss after police say the 27-year-old was fatally stabbed inside a Northwest DC home over the weekend during a domestic dispute. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department were called just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, June 8, to a home on the 4100 block of 7th Street NW for a reported stabbing. When officers arrived, they found Fuentes-Ferrufino suffering from stab wounds. DC Fire and EMS personnel respon…
Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD
News
Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers Were About To Get Engaged: Report
Two Israeli Embassy employees shot and killed in a targeted attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. were about to be engaged, multiple news outlets report. The staffers, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving an event for young diplomats at the Jewish Museum when they were shot on the 300 block of F Street NW, right across from the FBI's Washington Field Office at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the NY Times reports. Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was identified as the only suspect and reportedly chanted "free Palestine" while in custody, The…
Upper Marlboro, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Toddler Journee Moore Killed In DC; Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say
Months after 1-year-old Journee Moore was killed, police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the Maryland girl's death. District resident Wayne Blake, 24, has been arrested following a lengthy investigation into Moore's death in Northwest DC late last year. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2024, to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to the Children's National Hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the Upper Marlboro resident would lat…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say
A man accused of stabbing himself and six other people in a random attack in Northeast DC, has been arrested and charged, police said. Kevin Steve Andrade, 34, of Southeast DC, is charged with six counts of assault with intent to kill following Thursday’s stabbing spree in the Trinidad neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the Fifth District were called at approximately 3:21 p.m. on April 3 to the 1200 block of Meigs Place NE for a report of multiple people stabbed. Police arrived in under a minute and immediately began providing first aid to vi…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Detective Shoots Man During Altercation After Crash: MPD
A DC detective has been placed on administrative leave after shooting a man during a fight that broke out following an early morning crash on Saturday, authorities said. Metropolitan Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of Potomac Avenue SE just before 1 a.m. on March 1, officials said. Police said the off-duty detective had been involved in a crash before the situation escalated. After both drivers got out of their vehicles, a fight broke out, police said. At some point during the fight, the detective pulled his service weapon and shot the man, according to a…
Arlington, VA
News
Final Victim Of DC Plane Crash Identified
Authorities have confirmed the recovery and positive identification of all 67 victims from the tragic aircraft collision over the Potomac River, marking a major step in bringing closure to grieving families, they say. The Unified Command announced the update on Feb. 5, stating that efforts will now shift toward clearing the remaining wreckage from the waterway. "Our thoughts are with the victims’ families as they endure this heartbreaking loss," officials said. "We offer our deepest condolences and remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting them through this difficult time." While al…
Arlington, VA
News
One Mystery Remains: 67 Recovered From Potomac River Plane Crash, Final Victim Unidentified
Nearly a week after a devastating mid-air collision over the Potomac River, recovery teams have identified 66 of the 67 victims killed in the tragedy. Among those lost were rising young ice skaters, nationally recognized coaches, and a group of Maryland hunters—each leaving behind shattered families and communities. The NTSB, in coordination with the U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage, recovering wreckage of the Bombardier CRJ700 on Feb. 3. NTSB But as of Tuesday night, Feb. 4, authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the final victim. “This effort was made possible through the…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Maryland Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life," Family Says
A devastated family in Maryland is reeling and seeking answers after a beloved toddler was killed in DC. Late on Saturday, 1-year-old Upper Marlboro native Journee Moore was the subject of an emergency call in Northwest DC after going into cardiac arrest. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28 to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to the Children's National Hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the child would later be pronounced dead from blunt forc…
Arlington, VA
News
Maryland Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD
An autopsy determined that a Maryland toddler found dead in Washington, DC was due to blunt force trauma, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Late on Saturday night, Upper Marlboro native Journee Moore was the subject of an emergency call in Northwest DC after going into cardiac arrest. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28 to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to an area hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the child would later be pr…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Infant's Death In DC Due To Fentanyl Intoxication Ruled A Homicide: MPD
Months after 2-month old Amiri Royal Bynum was found unconscious and later died, her death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Late in the morning on Monday, May 27, officers were called to an apartment in the 1400 block of Newton Street NW, where there was an unconscious infant. She was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital where she would later die. This week, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia determined the infant died from fentanyl/methamphetamine intoxication. Her death …
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries, Police Say
The death of a 1-year-old boy who was killed during an incident last week in Southeast DC has been ruled a homicide by the Chief Medical Examiner. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 to a home in the 1800 block of 18th Street SE, where they found Jordan Ballard unresponsive. The child was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital, where, despite lifesaving measures, he died. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in DC, which determined the child suffered multiple blunt force injuries…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Police ID One Victim Killed In Fiery Double Fatal Crash Following Pursuit From MD To DC
The Metropolitan Police Department has identified one of the two men killed in a fiery crash during a police pursuit that spanned from Anne Arundel County and ended in Southeast DC on Tuesday, officials say. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 2, officers in Anne Arundel County working a specific detail targeting suspected "bank juggers" known for targeting their victims as they deposited or withdrew cash from area banks. Crash with entrapment and fire Southern Ave & 41st St SE. 2 vehicles on fire being extinguished jointly by @dcfireems & @PGFDNews. Sadly, there are 2 confi…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
'Bank Juggers' Killed In Fiery Crash Following Police Pursuit From Maryland Into DC: Police
Two were killed in a fiery crash during a police pursuit that spanned from Anne Arundel County and ended in Southeast DC on Tuesday, officials say. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 2, officers in Anne Arundel County working a specific detail targeting suspected "bank juggers" known for targeting their victims as they deposited or withdrew cash from area banks. Crash with entrapment and fire Southern Ave & 41st St SE. 2 vehicles on fire being extinguished jointly by @dcfireems & @PGFDNews. Sadly, there are 2 confirmed fatalities. A 3rd patient being transported by PG. #DCsBrave…
Arlington, VA
News
Swimmer's Body Recovered From Potomac River: DC Fire And EMS (
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A person was found dead in the Potomac River on Monday morning, according to a DC Fire and EMS spokesperson. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on July 1, first responders were called to make a water rescue on the river at the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Witnesses on the bridge said that they reported seeing the victim in the water, leading to a heavy response. Shortly after the initial alert was issued by DC Fire and EMS personnel, officials confirmed that they recovered the body, though the swimmer was pronounced dead. The incident is now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. No…
Arlington, VA
News
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train Behind Washington Times Building In Northeast DC
One person was killed by a train after being struck on the tracks behind the Washington Times building in Northeast DC, officials say. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on May 15, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3600 block of New York Avenue NE to investigate reports of a person who had been struck by a train. At around 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, the agency confirmed that one person had been struck, and ultimately died from their injuries. Person struck by train vicinity 3600 block NY Ave NE. Amtrak advising MARC train struck an individual. Units are enroute and working to determine th…
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