‘Bullets Don’t Have a Name,’ Prosecutors Say in 5-Year-Old Metro Shooting
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. An Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified about confusing a non-fatal shooting defendant for a person with the last same name in a motions hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on July 8.
$40,000 reward offered for information on UMass student’s D.C. murder
Law enforcement is offering a $40,000 reward for information related to the case of the UMass Amherst student who was killed in Washington, D.C.
Tesla Driver Wrecks DC Gas Station Wall, Triggers Emergency Response (Photos)
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,...
Alexandria Community Cookout moves indoors due to storm advisory
The City of Alexandria’s Community Cookout, initially scheduled for the Andrew Adkins Public Housing Community tonight (July 9), has been moved indoors to the Charles Houston Recreation Center due to a thunderstorm weather advisory, city officials announced on Wednesday. The event, organized by the Department of...
Inova Alexandria Hospital Employee Dismissed After Patient’s Credit Cards Stolen And Used At Target
An employee at Inova Alexandria Hospital has been fired, and the Alexandria Police Department is looking into how a patient’s credit cards were stolen from a hospital room and used at a nearby store. An Inova Alexandria Hospital employee later identified a woman in hospital scrubs wearing an Inova...
Pedestrian Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-Run Crash; Police Searching For Driver
The deadly collision happened around 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, on Wheeler Road near Birchtree Lane in Oxon Hill, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Responding officers found the man lying in the roadway with traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary...
70-year-old arrested in 1999 cold case stabbing
An arrest has been made in a 1999 cold case in D.C., nearly 26 years later, police said.
Two hurt after car crashes through DC gas station wall
Two people were hurt after a car drove through a gas station wall in Southeast D.C. Thursday.
DC police arrest man accused of pointing gun at victim before barricading in house
D.C. police have arrested a man after an assault in the Southeast area on Wednesday, police said.
Community rally honors three young men lost to gun violence
In a call for justice and healing, community members, families and elected officials will gather on July 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Athletic Republic in District Heights, Md., to honor the memories of three victims of senseless gun violence. The gathering comes on the one-year anniversary of the...
