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Arlington County crews began Friday boarding up and fencing off the old Key Bridge Marriott ahead of an expected demolition. (WTOP/Shayna Estulin)

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Police identified the two men who were killed in the shooting as Sheldon N. Proctor (left) and Patrick L. Savoy. (Composite photo: WTOP/Kyle Cooper/Courtesy Prince George's County police)

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This stretch of road near the Lincoln Memorial will close for 6 years as part of project to keep sewer overflow out of Potomac River

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