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May 12, 2023

Retired D.C. Police Officer Charged With Second Degree Murder For Shooting Library Officer During Training

The retired lieutenant, Jesse Porter, had originally been charged last year with involuntary manslaughter while armed.

Apr 12, 2022

Family Of Ryan LeRoux File Wrongful Death Suit Against Montgomery County Police

Police shot and killed Ryan LeRoux outside a McDonald’s in Gaithersburg in July 2021. The man’s parents have filed a civil suit in federal court.

Jul 17, 2021

6-year-old Girl Killed In Congress Heights Shooting

Five adults were also injured in the shooting, police say.

Jul 05, 2019

Prosecutors Won’t Charge Off-Duty Police Officer In Fatal Shooting

D’Quan Young was shot multiple times near the Brentwood Recreation Center last year.

Jan 02, 2019

D.C. Begins The New Year With Two Fatal Shootings On Jan. 1

An on-duty Marine and a 19 year-old were the first casualties of 2019.

Mar 22, 2017

College Student Fatally Shot While On Spring Break In D.C.

Police say Ayana McAllister was with a group who was shooting a music video in Northeast before gunshots erupted in the area.

Mar 10, 2017

Report: D.C. Police Pursued Terrence Sterling, Violating MPD Policy

Police originally said that Sterling intentionally drove his motorcycle into the passenger door of a police cruiser before he was fatally shot in September.

Feb 14, 2017

Police Arrest Fourth Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Deeniquia Dodds

The transgender woman was fatally shot on July 4.

Feb 09, 2017

Police Arrest Third Suspect In Murder Of Transgender Woman Deeniquia Dodds

Montee Tyree Johnson was charged yesterday with first degree murder while armed.

Jan 19, 2017

Police Release Video Connected To Fatal Shooting Of 68-Year-Old Woman

Vivian Marrow was rolling in her wheelchair near her Southeast apartment when she was killed in broad daylight on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 
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