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District Man Convicted Of Gunning Down Teen In Northwest DC During Meeting In Alley: Feds
A 31-year-old man has been convicted of gunning down a teenager in a Northwest DC alley after a strange scene played out as he was heading to a family party. District resident Mussay Rezene was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed for a shooting that took place in September 2021, federal authorities announced on Friday afternoon. According to court documents, at around 9 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2021, 17-year-old Brayan Villatoro was with a group of friends driving in a minivan to a family party when he asked the driver to pull over so he could meet someone in the 1300 block of Nicholso…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Arrested Seven Months After 19-Year-Old Killed In Southeast DC, Police Say
Investigators worked around the clock and have arrested a driver who was wanted in connection to the fatal hit-and-run of a 19-year-old in Southeast DC last summer. On Friday, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that Northwest DC resident Andre Johnson has been arrested and charged with the murder of Madison Jones in June 2023, authorities announced. Johnson had been wanted for months, but managed to remain elusive to investigators until he was picked up on Thursday, Jan. 11. The fatal incident was reported shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8. Police say that a 20…
Alexandria, VA
News
Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute
A District man who evaded Metropolitan Police detectives for nearly a year after a violent shootout that left four people injured won't be hard to find after being sentenced to decades behind bars. Travis Littlejohn, 38, was sentenced this week to 42 years in prison for the July 2019 shooting of three men and a woman in the 3500 block of Clay Place in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced. He was convicted by a jury last March of all charges in the 28-count indictment, following a two-week trial in the Superior Court Specifically, Littlejohn was found guilty of: Four cou…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Four Displaced By Northeast DC House Fire (
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Several people were displaced by a Wednesday morning fire in Northwest DC, officials say. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 600 block of Faraday Place NE before noon on Jan. 10, where there was a reported fire in the bottom floor of a two-story detached house. The fire was reported in Northeast DC on Wednesday. Twitter/@dcfireems The fire was declared under control by 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, though four adults were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The fire was reported in Northeast DC on Wednesday. Twitter/@dcfireems No injuries were …
Arlington, VA
Traffic
Driver In Custody After Crashing Into Barrier At White House: Secret Service
A car crashed into a security barrier along 15th Street NW near the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday afternoon, shutting down some roads in the area, a Secret Service spokesperson confirmed. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the US Secret Service said that a vehicle collided with an exterior gate at the White House complex, and that a driver had been taken into custody. The cause and manner of the crash are now under investigation. Photos from the scene show that a gold-colored SUV, likely a Cadillac Escalade crashed int…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect At Large After New Year's Day Hotel Murder In DC, Police Say
An 18-year-old from Maryland found shot to death in a Northwest DC hotel represents the first homicide of 2024, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Clinton resident Ashlei Hinds was celebrating the New Year in the nation's capital when she was shot and killed by an unknown shooter on the seventh floor of the Embassy Suites on Military Road NW on Monday. Embassy Suites on Military Road Northwest in the Friendship Heights neighborhood Google Maps street view The shooting was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in the 4300 block of Military Road NW. On Tuesd…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Former Staffer For DC Councilwoman: Police
A murder suspect turned himself in for allegedly shooting and killing Davon Fuller, a former staff member to a DC councilwoman, authorities announced. Northeast DC resident Deandre Miles was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed after Fuller was found shot to death outside of a group of area businesses this earlier year. Fuller, 28 — a former staff member for Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau — was killed in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE on Monday, Oct. 16, officials announced. The shooting was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m., when the Northwest DC…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Family Rallying To Send Woman Killed During DC Domestic Dispute To Mexico For 'Holy Burial'
A District man accused of killing a family member was arrested in Indiana and will face a murder charge following a domestic disturbance in Northwest DC that left a beloved woman dead. On Wednesday, members of the Great Lake Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 54-year-old Alberto Valle-Carranza in connection to the fatal stabbing that resulted in the death of Reyna Garcia-Lopez this week. Shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 1200 block of 11th Street NW to investigate a reported domesti…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Armed Suspect Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Northwest DC
New details have emerged after a 27-year-old man was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop Southeast DC resident Corey Darnell Branch, who they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers in a patrol vehicle, Branch took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer …
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Officer Shoots Suspicious Armed Man During Pursuit In Northwest DC: Police
One person was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop a suspect they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers, the man took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer firing one shot that struck him "in his lower extremities." The man was placed under arr…
Arlington, VA
News
$20 Gets Ice Pick Bandit 30 Months Behind Bars For DC Armed Robbery
The District teen who used an ice pick to hold up two contractors behind a Northwest DC restaurant is going to spend time behind bars, federal authorities announced. Twenty dollars will land Kevin DIaz, 19, in prison for 30 months after he put the fear of God into two workers while brandishing a curious weapon, federal prosecutors say. According to court documents, in April, a construction worker and roofer arrived near the 1600 block of Lamont Street NW to begin remodeling and repair work at the business when they were approached by Diaz, who was wielding an ice pick. Diaz then claimed to…
Arlington, VA
News
Man Arrested For Anti-Semitic Attack Outside DC Synagogue: Police
The nation's capital turned into a place of hate on Sunday when an Ohio man reportedly shouted anti-Semitic rhetoric while spraying unknown substances at two people outside a Northwest DC synagogue, police say. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Kesher Israel Congregation in the 2800 block of N Street NW on Sunday, Dec. 17 in Georgetown, where there were reports of a hateful crime in the area. Police say that Toledo native Brent Wood, 33, has been identified as the person who sprayed an unknown substance at the synagogue while spewing hate before he was ar…
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