Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man who killed an innocent bystander in Northwest DC while firing a gun wildly at robbers will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. District resident Demarcus Barnett, 20, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after pleading guilty over the summer to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Lasanta Qumar McGill in June. McGill was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. In August, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by…
Five People Injured After Overturning Van In Northwest DC Crash, Officials Say (PHOTOS) Five People Injured After Overturning Van In Northwest DC Crash, Officials Say (PHOTOS)
Five People Injured After Overturning Van In Northwest DC Crash, Officials Say (Photos) Five people - including a young girl - suffered various injuries after a crash near a Northwest DC intersection on Monday afternoon. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the intersection of 14th Street an U Street NW, where there was a multi-vehicle crash that left a van on its side with serious damage. Crash with vehicle overturned 14th & U Sts NW. Checking for entrapment and injuries. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) October 30, 2023 According to officials, one man suffered "serious injuries," while two women and a second man were treated for non-life-threatening in…
Woman Arrested For Rear-Ending, Carjacking Man During Northwest DC Morning Commute, Police Say Woman Arrested For Rear-Ending, Carjacking Man During Northwest DC Morning Commute, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Rear-Ending, Carjacking Man During Northwest DC Morning Commute, Police Say Weeks after a driver was struck by a woman and then carjacked at gunpoint in Northwest DC, a woman has been apprehended and is facing charges, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. The morning commute got off to a rough start for officers on Monday, Sept. 18, when they were called at around 7:10 a.m. to the 5500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where District resident Rajaee Dinkins Mitchell rear-ended another driver as part of a more egregious scheme. Police say that when the man stopped to exchange his information with Mitchell, several people got out of the vehicle and approached …
Jilted Lover Admits To Stabbing Ex-GF, Her Son, During Drug-Driven Rage In Northwest DC: Feds Jilted Lover Admits To Stabbing Ex-GF, Her Son, During Drug-Driven Rage In Northwest DC: Feds
Jilted Lover Admits To Stabbing Ex-GF, Her Son, During Drug-Driven Rage In Northwest DC: Feds A PCP-fueled rage will land a scorned lover behind bars after he went on a rampage and stabbing his ex and her son in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced. Lawrence Twisdale, 50, pleaded guilty this week to assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her son in 2021, weeks after she broke up with him. According to court documents, in August 2021, Twisdale went to 411 P Street NW early in the morning, where his ex lived. When he arrived at the townhouse, Twisdale was initially allowed inside, but prosecutors say that she quickly realized that he was under the influence of PCP, and an argument b…
Grad Student Dies Days After Being Struck While Cycling In Northwest DC, Police Say Grad Student Dies Days After Being Struck While Cycling In Northwest DC, Police Say
Grad Student Dies Days After Being Struck While Cycling In Northwest DC, Police Say A 24-year-old bicyclist in Northwest DC has died from his injuries at an area hospital days after being struck by a car, officials say. Nijad Huseynov has been identified by members of the Metropolitan Police Department as the person who was killed while biking around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, according to authorities. Police say that Huseynov was biking east in the 1700 block of L Street NW in the bicycle lane when he crossed Connecticut Avenue NW and was struck by a Toyota Camry, ejecting him from the bike. Huseynov, a graduate student studying at ADA University studying Master of…
New Video Released After Woman Killed After Being Assaulted, Struck By Car In Northwest DC: MPD New Video Released After Woman Killed After Being Assaulted, Struck By Car In Northwest DC: MPD
New Video Released After Woman Killed After Being Assaulted, Struck By Car In Northwest DC: MPD New photos and video have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department as they continue to investigate the death of 30-year-old Anee Roberson in Northwest DC earlier this month. Roberson was identified last week as the person who was hospitalized on Saturday, Oct. 14 after she was violently assaulted and then struck by a passing vehicle as she reeled from the initial attack. According to police, at around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers were flagged down in front of the 900 block of U Street, where Roberson was down in the middle of the roadway. Investigators say that the N…
Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC
Woman Arrested For Premeditated Murder Of Beloved Son, Father Of Six In Northwest DC Police say that a Maryland woman has been apprehended months after 46-year-old Donald B. Childs was found shot and killed in Northwest DC. Over the summer, officers were called to investigate a midday shooting in the 100 block of Farragut Street NW, where they found the father of six suffering from a gunshot wound inside an area residence, investigators said. The homicide was reported shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. Childs was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries.  BREAKING NEWS: CRITICAL SHOOTING W/CPR: 5000 Bl. of …
Hit-Run Driver Still At Large Months After Teen Killed In DC, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Still At Large Months After Teen Killed In DC, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Still At Large Months After Teen Killed In DC, Police Say Recognize him?  The Metropolitan Police Department issued a fresh call for information as they continue to investigate a summertime hit-and-run that killed 19-year-old Northwest DC resident Madison Jones. Andre Maurice Johnson, 30, has been identified as a suspect who is wanted for second-degree murder following a fatal crash in Southeast DC in June. A new alert was issued by the department on Saturday morning as the search for the hit-and-run driver approaches its fifth month. The fatal incident was reported shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8. Police say that a 2005 Ford…
Wepa! Gloria Estefan Makes Pit Stop At Popular DC Taco Shop Wepa! Gloria Estefan Makes Pit Stop At Popular DC Taco Shop
Wepa! Gloria Estefan Makes Pit Stop At Popular DC Taco Shop A popular taco shop had Gloria Estefan doing the Conga down the streets of Northwest DC after she made a surprise visit to Chaia Tacos in Chinatown. The "Wepa" and "Conga" singer made a pitstop to the eatery's location at 615 I Street NW on Wednesday, Oct. 18 to sample some of the chef's popular vegetarian tacos, quesadillas, nachos and specialty drinks. Gloria Estefan made a pit stop to get some tacos.Instagram/Chaia Tacos Estefan, who recently received the Sound Exchange Music Fairness Award, stopped to take a picture with staff before celebrating Hispanic Heritage month in DC. …
Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say
Woman Dies After Being Assaulted, Hit By Car In Northwest DC, Police Say The woman that was assaulted and hit by a car over the weekend in Northwest DC has died, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Anee Roberson, 30, has been identified as the person who was hospitalized on Saturday, Oct. 14 after a violent assault and pedestrian strike.  According to police, at around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers were flagged down in front of the 900 block of U Street, where Roberson was down in the middle of the roadway. Investigators say that the Northwest DC resident was assaulted by unknown suspects and was then struck by a passing car, which w…
Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds
Gunman Indicted For Murder Of DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station: Feds Tyriq Williams is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Terry Clark in Southeast DC earlier this year. An indictment filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia charges the 32-year-old Northwest DC resident with first-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Clark outside the entrance to the Navy Yard Metro Station not far from Nationals Park, federal authorities announced on Wedneseday. According to the indictment, Williams and a woman exited a Green Line Metro train at the station on Saturday, Jan. 7 in the 1200 block of Ha…
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds A man with a history of violence is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in a Northwest DC neighborhood. District native Harold Augostus Stone, 48, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base for an operation that centered in the area of 7th Street and O Street NW, authorities announced. He was one of 20 people charged in connection to the open-air drug market on the corner of 7th and O Street. According to court documents, in 2021, members of the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI began investigating the sale of dr…