DC Residents Less Afraid of Homeless Than of Running into Stephen Miller
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Residents of Washington, DC are less afraid of the city’s homeless population than they are of accidentally running into Stephen Miller, according to a new poll released on Thursday.
DC National Guard soldiers help MPD officers during knife threat at Waterfront Metro
WASHINGTON (7News) — Two members of the D.C. National Guard helped alert police to a potentially life-threatening situation involving a man with a knife at the Waterfront Metro station, officials said. According to the Guard, Army Spc. Tra’shwn Parham and Army Capt. Giho Yang was on patrol with the...
DC man sentenced to nine years for armed carjacking spree involving six victims: Officials
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison in connection with a spree of armed carjackings and robberies in 2023, officials said. Andre “Dre” Rushing, 23, pleaded guilty in March to carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He admitted to four...
DC man left to die in alley after being hit by two vehicles that...
Man killed in Northeast DC alley hit-and-run as police hunt two drivers WASHINGTON, DC – A man was found dead early Thursday morning after being struck by two vehicles in a Northeast DC alley, with both drivers fleeing the scene, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the Fifth District...
Two shootings a block apart on MLK Avenue leave three hurt
Three wounded in two shootings just a block apart on MLK Avenue SE WASHINGTON, DC – A stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE turned into a crime scene last Monday afternoon and early evening after two shootings erupted only a block apart, leaving three people injured within 90 minutes. The violence began around
Man Charged In D.C. Homicide
WASHINGTON, DC.- Last Thursday, a 30-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the targeted shooting death of a 22-year-old man that occurred earlier this year in Southeast, D.C. According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Tuesday,...
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to open for vessel passage tonight
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge will open at midnight tonight to allow a vessel to pass through, causing traffic stoppages of 15 to 20 minutes, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. The agency’s Northern Virginia district shared the traffic alert on social media Wednesday morning, advising...
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Shooting Near Oxon Hill Shopping Center: Police (Developing)
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, first responders were called to the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway, near the Eastover Center Shopping Mall, where there were reports of shots fired and multiple victims in the area. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. A second was...
Man killed two in quadruple shooting at house party in Dale City, jury finds
A jury found a man guilty on a slew of charges related to a deadly shooting that broke out nearly five years ago at a house party in Woodbridge.
Alexandria council member calls for investigation into housing authority CEO living in public housing
A member of the Alexandria City Council has called for an immediate investigation into how Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) CEO Erik Johnson lived in a public housing property with his family in Old Town. Johnson confirmed Wednesday that he moved into a property on Cook Street in July...