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Md. teen shot dead in Southeast identified as local rapper 23 Rackzs 05/29/2022 11:05am • The 16-year-old Maryland boy shot and killed Thursday in Southeast D.C. was identified as an up-and-coming rapper from Prince George's County. Justin Johnson of Temple Hills performed under the name 23 Rackzs and released an album titled Rookie of the Year in 2021.   Angela Davis on social change: 'No movement is possible without hope' 05/29/2022 10:22am • After more than 50 years, Angela Davis is still instantly recognizable worldwide as the face of revolution. But at the age of 78, she has come to terms with her image. Asked to comment on her likeness appearing in posters and murals, she said, "I felt really uncomfortable, and that is because I What can Australia teach us about guns and gun control? 05/29/2022 10:00am • Carolyn Loughton flung herself on top of her daughter when a gunman with a high-powered rifle opened fire on a group of tourists in Australia, but it was not enough to save Sarah's life. The shooting, in a café in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur in April 1996, resulted in 35 people killed, an Police: 1 teenager dead, another shot in Baltimore's Inner Harbor district 05/28/2022 10:13pm • One teenager is hurt and another is dead after both were shot in the chest at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday evening, police say. Officers in the downtown sightseeing district known for its historic warships, National Aquarium and other popular attractions heard gunfire shor Rapper Young Moose reaches $300K deal with city over arrest 05/28/2022 12:41pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — A court settlement calls for the city of Baltimore to pay $300,000 to resolve claims that police officers planted drugs on a rapper known as Young Moose. The Baltimore Sun reports that the city's spending board is poised to approve the settlement payment at a meeting next week. Lawsuit alleges town fired Quantico police chief for enforcing COVID restrictions 05/28/2022 11:05am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A jury is set to determine if Quantico’s former police chief was illegally fired for enforcing state-mandated COVID-19 safety measu Arlington Co. hires first independent police auditor 05/28/2022 10:14am • Attorney and grassroots organizer Mummi Ibrahim will take on the new role of independent police auditor for Arlington County, Virginia, which will complete the county’s Community Oversight Board. Ibrahim will conduct independent audits of police operations, oversee complaints filed against the New security measures at Alexandria City High School following student's death 05/27/2022 08:20pm • Alexandria City High School revealed the additional measures it is taking for the remainder of the school year following the death of a student who was stabbed during a fight. Luis Mejia Hernandez, 18, a senior at the school, died from his injuries Tuesday in a brawl involving dozens of students. Prince George's Co. high school student charged after lockdown sparked by ghost gun 05/27/2022 03:10pm • A Prince George's County, Maryland, student who police said brought parts of a ghost gun into the school, sparking a lockdown Thursday afternoon, is facing gun charges. The student, who was taken to a juvenile detention center, has been charged with possession of a handgun by a minor, police said Baltimore woman, 83, shot reading in bed 05/27/2022 10:25am • An 83-year-old Baltimore woman reading in her bed early Friday was shot in the arm when a bullet burst through her window, police said. Northwest District officers responded to the report of a shooting just before 2 a.m. at a home in the 4400 block of Wakefield Road. More Crime News Teen boy arrested in Woodbridge shooting that left young girl in critical condition 05/27/2022 09:05am • A 15-year-old boy from Triangle, Virginia, was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting that put a young Woodbridge girl in the hospital Tuesday. Prince William County police said the teen is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, attempted malicious wounding, shooting at an occupied Montgomery County Council approves $6.3 billion operating budget 05/26/2022 11:55pm • There was little discussion but lots of money involved: the Montgomery County Council approved a $6.3 billion operating budget Thursday that includes $2.9 billion for the Maryland county's schools. Montgomery County Council President Gabe Albornoz commented that the final, unanimous vote felt ant Teenage boy killed in Southeast DC shooting 05/26/2022 11:30pm • A 16-year-old Maryland boy has been killed in a shooting in Southeast D.C. It happened on the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace south of Suitland Parkway just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Police found Justin Johnson, 16, of Temple Hills, with gunshot wounds, and he was taken to the medical examine More than 20 arrested for illegal narcotics activity in Northwest DC 05/26/2022 05:59pm • A still image from a May 26, 2022 police news briefing shows firearms and magazines, confiscated in joint local and federal operation against illegal narcotics activity. (Courtesy DCN) More than 20 people are now in custody following a yearlong investigation into illegal narcotics activity and f 17-year-old charged in Magruder High shooting to be tried as adult 05/26/2022 05:13pm • The 17-year-old accused of shooting a classmate with a so-called ghost gun in a Montgomery County, Maryland, high school bathroom earlier this year will be tried as an adult. Judge David Boynton ruled Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit that Steven Alston Jr. will not have his case moved to juv