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DC Police Department terminates officer who shot and killed motorcyclist in 2016
The D.C. Police Department has denied the appeal of termination for an officer who shot and killed a motorcyclist in 2016.
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2 arrested in connection to Memorial Day shooting, robbery of ice cream man
The suspects ordered some items from the ice cream truck driver and “while our victim went to retrieve the items, one of the suspects produced a fire arm and announced a robbery,” said D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham.
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Officers who shot and killed man in DC were under fire, chief says
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said the man being chased by police Tuesday night ran to an alley, where he pulled out a gun and began shooting at the pursuing officers.
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Caps victory parade, rally to be held June 12
The Washington Capitals will celebrate their 2018 Stanley Cup with a parade in downtown D.C. and a rally on the National Mall on June 12, the team announced.
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Instagram posts about golden Glock led DC police to drive-by suspect
Instagram posts about a stolen golden Glock — and the use of facial-recognition software — helped D.C. police identify a suspect in a January daytime drive-by shooting.
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DC police chief credits Capitals fans for peaceful Cup celebration
D.C.’s police chief is crediting the Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals fans for their role in a huge, loud street celebration that resulted in a single arrest.
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How DC police plan to respond to a Caps win
If the Caps win the Stanley Thursday night, D.C. police are prepared for extended revelry through the night, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said Thursday. “We’ll play it by ear,”he said. “If it seems like it’s going to disrupt the morning rush hour, then of course we’ll urge people to go home.”
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DC police respond to triple shooting in Southeast; 2 other shootings
Three men were rushed to the hospital after a shooting in Southeast D.C. and two other people were shot in separate incidents later Thursday afternoon, continuing a streak of gun violence in the District that has outraged the community and put pressure on city leaders to respond.
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Deadly holiday weekend in DC kills entrepreneur, orphans 5 children
A deadly holiday weekend in D.C. ramped up Friday night and seemed to continue unrelenting as officers responded to the eighth shooting in three days.
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Families of some missing women submit DNA to help ID skeletal remains
Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham says the genetic samples and femur bones from the remains have been sent to an FBI lab for analysis.
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2 teens charged in this month’s fatal stabbing at DC Metro station
Two teenagers who were already in jail on unrelated charges were formally booked and charged with second-degree murder while armed for their role in the death of a 16-year-old near Noma-Gallaudet station earlier in May.
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Off-duty DC officer involved in deadly shooting was in neighborhood for cookout
“There is forensic evidence, and witness statements, that suggest that there was an exchange of gunfire,” D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said during a Friday news conference. “The officer used his service weapon.”
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Off-duty officer fatally shoots man in Northeast DC, police chief says
An off-duty police officer shot and killed a man in Northeast D.C. Wednesday night, the city’s police chief said.
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Police release photo of vehicle of interest in deadly Southeast DC shooting
Police are asking the public’s help in finding a white four-door Hyundia Accent that they say fled the scene of a fatal double shooting on May 3 in Southeast D.C.
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Skeletal remains case in Southeast DC is now a homicide investigation
Two of the three women whose remains were found last month died from gunshot wounds. The third died from “inflicted trauma.” The FBI will now assist with special forensic testing, Chief Peter Newsham said.
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