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12-Year-Old Shot In Chest While Kids Handled Gun Alone Inside Virginia Home: Sheriff 12-Year-Old Shot In Chest While Kids Handled Gun Alone Inside Virginia Home: Sheriff
12-Year-Old Shot In Chest While Kids Handled Gun Alone Inside Virginia Home: Sheriff A 12-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a gun went off inside a Virginia home while a group of children was handling it with no adults around, authorities said. Deputies rushed to the 100 block of Lee Street on Monday, June 9, after reports of a shooting inside a residence, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. When they arrived, they found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The scene could have ended much differently. Deputies immediately began lifesaving measures as Spotsylvania Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management crews raced to the home. A traff…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland AG Clears Detectives After Armed Suspect Pulled Gun During Foot Chase Maryland AG Clears Detectives After Armed Suspect Pulled Gun During Foot Chase
Maryland AG Clears Detectives After Armed Suspect Pulled Gun During Foot Chase A Maryland investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Baltimore man who fled a store, ignored commands, and pulled a handgun during a foot chase has ended with no charges against the detectives involved. Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Thursday, June 11, that his office will not prosecute the two Baltimore Police detectives who shot and killed 37-year-old Dwight Hawkins outside a Belair Road convenience store in February. The shooting happened shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, when members of the Baltimore Police Department's Group Violence Unit entered a store in…

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by Zak Failla
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'He Shouldn't Be Here': Maryland Dad Burned In Plant Explosion Texted Wife Minutes Before Blast 'He Shouldn't Be Here': Maryland Dad Burned In Plant Explosion Texted Wife Minutes Before Blast
'He Shouldn't Be Here': Maryland Dad Burned In Plant Explosion Texted Wife Minutes Before Blast Five minutes. That's all the time that passed between Bruce Boykin Jr.'s last text message to his wife and the explosion that nearly took his life. Now, the Maryland father of three is recovering in a Johns Hopkins burn unit after suffering significant injuries in the blast that rocked Baltimore's Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant earlier this week. "He shouldn't be here, but he is," his wife, Traci Boykin, wrote in an emotional update shared days after the explosion. "I can't explain how that feels knowing that we could've lost him, that within 5 minutes of his last text to me, a nightm…

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by Zak Failla
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Daughter Accused Of Killing Maryland Mom Captured With GF In Ohio After Nationwide Manhunt: PD Daughter Accused Of Killing Maryland Mom Captured With GF In Ohio After Nationwide Manhunt: PD
Daughter Accused Of Killing Maryland Mom Captured With GF In Ohio After Nationwide Manhunt: PD A 29-year-old woman and her girlfriend accused of murdering her mother in Maryland have been apprehended hundreds of miles away following a nationwide search, authorities announced. Clarksburg resident Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, and her partner, 36-year-old Phoenix resident Samantha Raebel, were arrested in Ohio for their alleged roles in the death of 67-year-old Hilde Henderson in Silver Spring last month, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. According to the department, at approximately 11:11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, officers were called to the Charter House in …

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Told Restaurant Patrons He Had Gun Before AK Rifle Was Seized In Virginia, Police Say Teen Told Restaurant Patrons He Had Gun Before AK Rifle Was Seized In Virginia, Police Say
Teen Told Restaurant Patrons He Had Gun Before AK Rifle Was Seized In Virginia, Police Say What started as reports of a man threatening people at a Virginia restaurant ended with police seizing an AK-style rifle, dozens of rounds of ammunition, and arresting a 19-year-old suspect. Brown Callahan, 19, was arrested and later released following a strange scene that played out during an incident inside a restaurant in the 100 block of Elden Street in Herndon, according to police. Officers were called early on Saturday, June 6, following reports of a man in the parking lot armed with a gun. According to police, private security working at the business told officers the suspect had al…

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Maryland Mom Behind False Amber Alert Convicted After Daughter Found Dead In Suitcase Maryland Mom Behind False Amber Alert Convicted After Daughter Found Dead In Suitcase
Maryland Mom Behind False Amber Alert Convicted After Daughter Found Dead In Suitcase The Maryland mother who was responsible for a false Amber Alert before her 3-year-old was found dead inside a suitcase has been convicted, authorities announced. Darrian Lynelle Randle was convicted by a Cecil County jury at trial in connection with the brutal murder of Nola Dinkens one year ago, according to the state's attorney's office. On June 10, 2025, authorities launched an extensive search for the girl after an Amber Alert was issued in Delaware following a report by Randle to the New Castle County Police Department that her daughter had been taken from the side of the road. The tr…

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by Zak Failla
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He Escaped Kabul, Lost His State Department Job, Then Fire Destroyed Everything He Owned He Escaped Kabul, Lost His State Department Job, Then Fire Destroyed Everything He Owned
He Escaped Kabul, Lost His State Department Job, Then Fire Destroyed Everything He Owned Five years after being airlifted out of Kabul during the collapse of Afghanistan, former US Embassy employee Said Hashimi is starting over once again. This time, in Virginia. A devastating fire that ripped through a row of townhomes on Wednesday, June 3, left Hashimi, his wife, and their five children without a home, destroying nearly everything they owned after years spent rebuilding a life in the United States. For Hashimi, the loss cuts deeper than walls and furniture. The Stafford father had already endured one life-altering upheaval after the Taliban takeover forced his evacuation fr…

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Driver Shot On I-295 Gets Himself To Hospital, PG County Suspect Caught Within Hours In DC: MSP Driver Shot On I-295 Gets Himself To Hospital, PG County Suspect Caught Within Hours In DC: MSP
Driver Shot On I-295 Gets Himself To Hospital, PG County Suspect Caught Within Hours In DC: MSP A Maryland driver who was shot during an apparent road rage attack on I-295 Wednesday morning managed to get himself to a medical center before police tracked down the suspected gunman less than two hours later. Darius Bryant, 21, of Prince George's County, is accused of opening fire on a white Dodge van during the rush-hour shooting near Arundel Mills Boulevard in Anne Arundel County, according to Maryland State Police. The victim was struck by gunfire on the driver's side of the van while heading north on I-295 shortly before 7:30 a.m., investigators said. A passenger riding in the vehic…

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Maryland Man Accused Of Strangling Father Arrested In New Jersey Maryland Man Accused Of Strangling Father Arrested In New Jersey
Maryland Man Accused Of Strangling Father Arrested In New Jersey A Maryland man wanted on attempted murder charges after allegedly strangling his father was arrested in East Brunswick, authorities said. The Montgomery County Police Department contacted East Brunswick police on Monday, June 8, seeking assistance in locating Brian A. Carmon, who was wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, according to East Brunswick police. Carmon allegedly strangled his father on May 21 before fleeing in his father's silver Honda Odyssey minivan, police said. Investigators developed informatio…

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by Cecilia Levine
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6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (VIDEO) 6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (VIDEO)
6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (Video) A 4-year-old girl has her older sister to thank after nearly being lured away by two men offering candy in Northern Virginia. The Manassas City Police Department released body cam footage of an attempted abduction in the 9500 block of Dean Park Lane on Sunday, June 7. Shortly before 9 p.m. on the night of the attempted abduction, a mother reported that two men tried to lure her 4-year-old daughter before her 6-year-old sister intervened. Police say the girl witnessed the interaction and began screaming for her mother, sending both men scurrying away. The mother quickly gathered her childr…

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Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After PG County Beating, Police Say Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After PG County Beating, Police Say
Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After PG County Beating, Police Say A Maryland man is now facing a murder charge after his 79-year-old stepfather died nearly three weeks after an alleged assault left him unconscious inside their home. Delvin Graham, 47, of Oxon Hill, was indicted this month in the death of James Venable after the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the case a homicide, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The case began on Friday, April 3, when officers were called to a home on Fenwood Avenue for a reported dispute. When they arrived, they found Venable unresponsive and suffering from traumatic injuries. Polic…

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by Zak Failla
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Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says
Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says The Trippy Wizard's magical journey reportedly came to an abrupt stop in a Maryland car wash parking lot. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to Solomon's Car Wash in the 14000 block of H.G. Trueman Road to investigate a suspicious vehicle sitting in the parking lot with the engine running and the driver asleep at the wheel. That's when they made their first curious discovery. There was blood on the ground near the vehicle. Bloody napkins were scattered nearby. Then deputies woke up 36-year-old Lusby resident Christopher William Walls. Deputies said the man had …

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