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Prince George’s County Police said Charles Herbert Flowers High School was placed on lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” at around 9:40 a.m. on Nov. 18, after a gun was located on school grounds. Officers immediately responded, and a student was taken into custody, police said.

The Metropolitan Police Department said that one person was taken to a hospital after an officer was involved in a shooting.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A teenager was accused of a shooting at a Howard University Homecoming event in October. Keavaughn Dudley, 17, of D.C., was arrested on Friday for the Oct. 24 shooting, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. The incident began around 8:22 p.m. in the 600 block of...

An armed man was shot and killed by police Monday night in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast D.C., according to police. It is the second fatal D.C. police shooting in four days. The shooting took place around 8 p.m. at 47th Place and Nash Street NE, not far from the...

The circumstances surrounding a man's death after he was arrested at a Metro station are being investigated.

A jury acquitted a man facing three charges for a weapons offense before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro on Nov. 7. Williams Azocar-Salas, 29, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on April 7, 2024 on the 1300...

Alexandria leaders have approved an Old Town cafe’s request to expand its outdoor seating and extend Sunday hours, after several neighbors spoke in support of the measure. The City Council green-lit LaPluma Coffee & Wine’s special use permit application to increase outdoor seating capacity from 28 guests to 40, and...

The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Tekesia Atiya Hancock, 44, for a stabbing in Southeast D.C. The incident happened on September 29, 2025, in the 2400 block of Marion Barry Avenue. A woman was stabbed during a dispute and received non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers working a retail-theft detail were first alerted around 4:25 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, when a shoplifting suspect fled in a vehicle near Army Navy Drive, according to the Arlington Police Department. A BOLO was issued, and within minutes an officer spotted the car on South Joyce Street and made...

Two mothers involved in a family brawl turned fatal shooting took the stand on Nov. 10 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. David Pena, 49, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful...