WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Metropolitan Police Department reported late Tuesday that a 17-year-old has been taken into custody in relation to the armed hijacking of an FBI agent’s vehicle in Washington, D.C. Devonta Lynch, a resident of southeast D.C., was arrested on Monday for his alleged role in the Nov. 29 incident that occurred on 12th Street NE. Metro police have confirmed that Lynch will face charges as an adult under Title 16. The crime …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. Secret Service agent, appointed to safeguard President Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi, reportedly engaged in a late-night shooting incident involving suspected car burglars in Washington, D.C. The incident unfolded just before midnight on Sunday in the Georgetown district of D.C. Secret Service agents came across what appeared to be three individuals attempting to break into a parked, unoccupied government vehicle, according to the agency’s statement. In the course of the confrontation, a …
A juvenile, aged 12, was apprehended by the authorities in Washington, D.C., following his alleged involvement in a carjacking. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Sunday at the crossroads of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue and U Street in Southeast D.C., as reported by the Metropolitan Police Department. The victim, a woman who wishes to remain anonymous, reported that the young suspect demanded her car keys. She also noted that he appeared to have …
A hit-and-run incident took place near the White House in Washington, D.C. The fatal collision has left a 75-year-old man dead after being hit by a car. At the time of the hit-and-run, the driver was attempting to evade U.S. Secret Service officers after a traffic stop. The suspect remains at large. The incident occurred when officers tried to pull over the suspect for an expired registration near the Ellipse and the Washington Monument, just …
Authorities in Washington, D.C. are on the hunt for the individuals responsible for the shooting death of a Lyft driver, as the city grapples with a recent surge in similarly violent incidents. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was found shot in his car in the early hours of Monday morning. Surveillance footage captured four suspects fleeing the scene. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a former interpreter for the U.S. Army, was tragically killed in Washington, D.C. in what …
A Kentucky teacher visiting Washington D.C. for a professional development workshop was tragically shot and killed on Catholic University’s campus. Maxwell “Max” Emerson, 25, sent a distressing message to his mother, stating that he was being robbed at gunpoint and needed help. The incident occurred as Emerson was on his way to the workshop, leaving his family devastated and searching for answers. Emerson, along with his mother and twin brother, had traveled to the city …
In a tragic accident in Washington D.C., a Lyft driver and his two passengers lost their lives after their vehicle was struck by an SUV fleeing a traffic stop. The SUV had accumulated over $12,000 in unpaid traffic fines, sparking questions about why it was allowed on the road. Olvin Torres Velasquez, 23, and his long-time friend, Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, had just finished watching a soccer match and were heading home in the early hours …
On Wednesday, a shooter carried out a series of unplanned attacks. This resulted in the death of a Washington, D.C. Metro employee as well as injuries to three other people. Reports state that the Metro worker was killed after attempting to intervene in an altercation between the shooter and a woman that was taking place on the platform at the Potomac Avenue station. The executive assistant chief of police commented on the deceased victim during …
At a Virginia home outside Washington, D.C., two men and two women were found dead Monday afternoon. According to the police, a person of interest was being interviewed. Four bodies were discovered at about 4:30 p.m. at a Woodbridge home, about 20 miles south of Washington D.C. “When officers arrived, they found the residence unsecured and conducted a welfare check,” the police department said in a statement. “Once inside, officers found four adults suffering from …