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Victim Shot By Man He Met In Rideshare In Lorton: Police Victim Shot By Man He Met In Rideshare In Lorton: Police
Victim Shot By Man He Met In Rideshare In Lorton: Police A 32-year-old man has been arrested for shooting a person he'd met in a rideshare vehicle in Fairfax County, police said. Yusef Roy, of Lorton, and the passenger were picked up at difference places but were dropped off at the same final destination near the 9200 block of Ashland Woods on March 1, Fairfax County police said. Police were called to Ashland Woods after Roy fired at the victim multiple times but missed, they said. He was later identified and arrested on charges of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He was being held with no bond. Detectives execu…
Gunman Who Killed Dad On 21st Birthday In Schenectady Gets Decades In Prison Gunman Who Killed Dad On 21st Birthday In Schenectady Gets Decades In Prison
Gunman Who Killed Dad On 21st Birthday In Schenectady Gets Decades In Prison Two years after a young father was gunned down on his 21st birthday in the region, the man who pulled the trigger is facing decades in prison. Anthony Romero, age 25, was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison in Schenectady County Court on Wednesday, May 1, after a jury convicted him of murdering Treavine Tate. Schenectady Police were called at around 11:30 p.m. on May 30, 2022, with reports of multiple gunshots near State and Hulett streets. Earlier Report: Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Schenectady On 21st Birthday Officers later learned that Tate, a former Bronx res…
Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Silver Spring: State's Attorney Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Silver Spring: State's Attorney
Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Silver Spring: State's Attorney The man who killed his 40-year-old housemate in Silver Spring during an altercation in their home that was caught on camera will spend decades in prison, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. Andre Moore, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 70 years suspended followed by five years of supervised probation after being convicted of murdering Michael Sutton in January 2021.  Michael Sutton Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Prosecutors say that on Jan. 18, 2021, the two got into an argument inside a home along Balmoral Drive in Silver Sp…
Audi Driver With Apt Plates Doing 'Doughnuts' At SoccerPlex Pointed Gun At Employee: Police Audi Driver With Apt Plates Doing 'Doughnuts' At SoccerPlex Pointed Gun At Employee: Police
Audi Driver With Apt Plates Doing 'Doughnuts' At SoccerPlex Pointed Gun At Employee: Police Sam Khojasteh issued a challenge, and Maryland-National Capital Park Police were up to the task. The 19-year-old, while driving an Audi with a vanity Virginia license plate "TRYLOL," was arrested a week after causing chaos outside a Montgomery County recreation facility and pointed a gun at an employee, according to police. On Wednesday, April 10, Khojasteh and several others were seen driving recklessly and doing "doughnuts" in the parking lot of Soccer Plex at the Germantown Recreational Park in Boyds.  Police say that when an employee asked the group to leave, Khojas…
Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds
Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds A District man who got into an altercation with a family outside a Northeast DC fast food joint was convicted of shooting at a car with an infant sitting in the backseat, federal authorities announced. Diandre Caeser, 30, was found guilty on Monday by a Superior Court jury of two counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence following a five-day trial on Monday, April 8. According to court documents, at around 1 p.m. on June 28, 2022, Caesar got into a verbal argument with his victims, who were trying to drive out of the McDonald’…
Suspects Shot At Special Police Officer During Dispute In Southeast DC Building: MPD Suspects Shot At Special Police Officer During Dispute In Southeast DC Building: MPD
Suspects Shot At Special Police Officer During Dispute In Southeast DC Building: MPD The Metropolitan Police Department is attempting to track down suspects who shot at a Special Police Officer in Southeast DC on Wednesday night. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on April 3, the suspects and officer, who was working at a business in the area, were involved in an argument in the 400 block of 14th Street SE that escalated. According to police, as the suspects were leaving the establishment, one of them fired a handgun toward the officer before both fled the scene.  No injuries were reported. The suspects were caught on camera on Wednesday, and the department released photos on …
Gunman Who Killed 14-Year-Old Westfield High School Student Surrenders: Fairfax County Police Gunman Who Killed 14-Year-Old Westfield High School Student Surrenders: Fairfax County Police
Gunman Who Killed 14-Year-Old Westfield High School Student Surrenders: Fairfax County Police The gunman who shot and killed a 14-year-old earlier this week at a hotel near Dulles Airport has surrendered, authorities announced. Ismael Cruz-Delcid, 18, of Herndon, surrendered to authorities Thursday night, March 21 around 11 p.m., after his attorney called authorities and negotiated his arrest, police said in a press briefing Friday morning, March 22. Cruz-Delcid fired two rounds, which struck and killed a 14-year-old Westfield High School student on Wednesday, March 20 during a dispute in a hotel parking lot on Coppermine Road in McNair, according to police and district officia…
New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon
New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon Five men have been charged in connection with a violent shootout at a Westchester warehouse that left both an employee and a member of a robbery crew dead, federal officials announced. New, updated report - Latest Update: $15K Reward Offered For Info On Suspect In Double-Fatal Shooting In Mount Vernon The five defendants were arrested following an attempted gunpoint robbery of a warehouse in Mount Vernon in the area of 137 South Fifth Ave. that sells unlicensed marijuana and nicotine products to smoke shops, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced …
Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Fairfax County, Police Say Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Fairfax County, Police Say
Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Fairfax County, Police Say The Maryland man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend during a domestic incident near her workplace has been taken into county in Prince George's County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.  Tylen Jennings, 30, has been charged with murder and other offenses for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Anesha Isaacs in Annandale, who died at the hospital after being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers were called at around 4:45 p.m. to the 3200 block of Woodburn Road near the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus when Isaacs called to report that Jennings was…
Man Charged For Shooting AR-15 At Pennsylvania State Troopers: DA Says Man Charged For Shooting AR-15 At Pennsylvania State Troopers: DA Says
Man Charged For Shooting AR-15 At Pennsylvania State Troopers: DA Says A Pennsylvania man has been charged after he shot an AR-15 at state troopers responding to his neighbor's call about a bullet piecing through his home and damaging a skylight, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced in a release on Wednesday, March 6.  James Miller, 61 of Porter Avenue in East Huntington Township, Scottsdale, allegedly shot at his neighbor's home on Cedar Drive and then at multiple uniformed state troopers on Jan. 28, 2024.  He was arraigned before Judge Charles D. Moore at 11:30 a.m. on March 6 on the following 21 charges court records show: …
Frederick Gangster Sentenced For Killing Would-Be Witness At Drug-Related Hearing Frederick Gangster Sentenced For Killing Would-Be Witness At Drug-Related Hearing
Frederick Gangster Sentenced For Killing Would-Be Witness At Drug-Related Hearing A Frederick County man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a man who was set to be a witness at a drug-related hearing in 2019, authorities said. Lavonte Darnell Nash was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 6 after pleading guilty to first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to participate in a criminal gang, participation in a criminal gang, and distribution of cocaine, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office said. Nash shot and killed Gregory Knight and severely injured Camryn Wilson while Knight and…
Shooter Who Missed The Mark Outside Woodbridge Tex Mex Restaurant Arrested, Police Say Shooter Who Missed The Mark Outside Woodbridge Tex Mex Restaurant Arrested, Police Say
Shooter Who Missed The Mark Outside Woodbridge Tex Mex Restaurant Arrested, Police Say The man who missed the mark and accidentally struck an acquaintance during a shooting earlier this month at a Prince William County restaurant has been apprehended, police say. Alexandria resident Kerin Argueta Cruz, 23, was arrested on Wednesday morning following an investigation into a shooting outside the Palace Tex Mex Grill on Richmond Avenue in Woodbridge. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the eatery after receiving reports of shots fired in the parking lot of the shopping center, one of which struck …
Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Montgomery County Sentenced Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Montgomery County Sentenced
Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Montgomery County Sentenced The 32-year-old man who was convicted of murdering rapper Jahandar Darvish earlier this year in Montgomery County will spend decades in prison, according to authorities. On Tuesday, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Frederick resident Mario Samm has been sentenced to 60 years in prison with all but 55 years to serve, followed by five years of probation for his role in the 25-year-old Darvish's death in December 2021. According to court documents, on Dec. 23, 2021, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a Circle Gate Drive apartm…
DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering WMATA Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering WMATA Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds
DC Metro Station Shooter Accused Of Murdering Wmata Worker Hit With 52-Count Indictment: Feds Federal authorities announced that a District man will be charged with murder and other offenses for a wild shooting that left one person dead and two others injured inside a DC Metro Station. Isaiah Trotman, 32, was charged in a 52-count indictment in federal court for what prosecutors described as a "shooting rampage," that left 63-year-old Silver Spring resident Robert Cunningham dead inside the Potomac Avenue Metro Station. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, police say that officers were called at around 9:15 p.m. to multiple reports of shots fired outside of the station, where they found two men su…
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors It took a jury more than a week to convict a Maryland man of murdering a pair of women in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced. Deon Watkins, 51, has been found guilty for his role in the deaths of Kandeon Niravanh, 24, and Genesis Garrett, 22, both of Waldorf, in January 2021. Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, where there was a front door suspiciously left open in a neighborhood home. Once inside, they found Niravanh and Garrett dead with gu…
18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area 18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area
18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area An 18-year-old with a lengthy rap sheet is facing federal charges after a series of carjackings throughout Washington, DC and Maryland, federal authorities announced. DC resident Cedae Hardy has been charged on an 18-count indictment for his role in at least six separate carjackings in the region, including one that left their victim with multiple gunshot wounds. According to court documents, Hardy would carjack his victims at gunpoint - four of which were with other co-conspirators - then drove the stolen vehicles to a garage on Florida Avenue in Northeast DC. A second person would then c…
Victim Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport Victim Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport
Victim Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport A person was shot multiple times in Fairfield County during an assault. The incident took place in Bridgeport a little after 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 17 in the area of Washington and Highland Avenues. According to Terron Jones, a spokesman for the Bridgeport Police, officers responded to a report of an aggravated assault with a firearm and located the victim. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital in an "unknown" condition, Jones said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of Rockville Road By Armed Robbers: Police Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of Rockville Road By Armed Robbers: Police
Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of Rockville Road By Armed Robbers: Police The man who authorities say shot and killed his victim during a robbery earlier this year in Maryland has been convicted of murder. Jackson Garcia, 20, of Silver Spring, was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of crime of violence, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery on Thursday, July 13, according to a release from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from the Feb. 17, 2022 killing of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero. According to court documents, Garcia and co-conspirator Malik D. Jeff…
Drive-By Shooters Apprehended For White Marsh Attempted Murder, Crash: County Police Drive-By Shooters Apprehended For White Marsh Attempted Murder, Crash: County Police
Drive-By Shooters Apprehended For White Marsh Attempted Murder, Crash: County Police Police have apprehended a teen and grown man in connection to a shooting in White Marsh earlier this month. Michael A. Carthen, and a 17-year-old minor are facing a host of charges following a weeks-long investigation into a reported assault, authorities announced on Thursday, April 27. Police say that on Monday, April 10, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 8200 block of Perry Hall Boulevard, where there was a reported assault. Once at the scene, officers found a man - whose name has not been released - suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, accordi…
Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing
Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing Federal officials have apprehended two teens who were wanted for weeks in connection to the midday murder of a Fredericksburg high school student last month. Lorenzo Brooks, 16, and Aaron Randolph Carter, 19, have both been charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, for their roles in the killing of Josiah Smith, police announced. At approximately 3 p.m. on March 26, officers were called to investigate a reported shooting in the 400 block of Chadwick Court, and upon arrival, they found Smith unresponsive, lying in a parking space with multiple gunshot wounds. …
Gunman Gets Life For Fatal Ambush Of Father Of Seven, Ride Share Passenger In Baltimore: AG Gunman Gets Life For Fatal Ambush Of Father Of Seven, Ride Share Passenger In Baltimore: AG
Gunman Gets Life For Fatal Ambush Of Father Of Seven, Ride Share Passenger In Baltimore: AG The Maryland Attorney General’s Office announced on Wednesday that Quanta Worrell will spend decades behind bars for the fatal ambush of two men in Baltimore in 2020. Worrell, 31, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 60 years suspended after pleading guilty to the 2020 murders of Dimarcus Waldo and Stephen Sanders, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown. On March 25, 2020, Waldo, a father of seven who was working as a part-time driver-for-hire, gave Sanders a lift to the area of Queensberry Avenue and Oakley Avenue in Northwest Baltimore, where the latter was to meet Worrell. …
Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery
Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery Federal authorities announced that a Maryland drug dealer will spend the rest of his life in prison after gunning down a child in cold blood during a premeditated heroin robbery in Cambridge he planned with his lover. Andre Ricardo Briscoe, also known as “Poo,” 39, of Baltimore and Cambridge, has been sentenced on federal drug distribution and other charges for his role in the death of Jennifer Jeffrey and her 7-year-old son in 2015. On May 25, 2015, Briscoe and co-conspirator Kiara Haynes made a plan to steal heroin from Jeffrey, who was a longtime friend of the latter. During that fateful…
Arrest Made In Newburgh Homicide That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say Arrest Made In Newburgh Homicide That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say
Arrest Made In Newburgh Homicide That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley have nabbed a man wanted in connection with the murder of an area man and also injured a 5-year-old. The murder took place in Orange County on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the City of Newburgh. City of Newburgh Police Commissioner Jose Gomerez announced Tuesday, Nov. 22 that Lamont Williams, age 29, no known address, was arrested in North Carolina following a months-long investigation. Williams was found hiding in the closet of a mobile home and apprehended by US Marshals, said Gomerez.  The fugitive, who has connections to the city, allegedly shot and killed Da…
Gunman Gets Life For Brutal Premeditated Charles County Murder As Parents Witnessed Attack Gunman Gets Life For Brutal Premeditated Charles County Murder As Parents Witnessed Attack
Gunman Gets Life For Brutal Premeditated Charles County Murder As Parents Witnessed Attack The man who tracked down, then gunned down a Maryland man in front of his parents following a barber shop argument will spend the rest of his life in prison, the Charles County State’s Attorney announced. Richard Eugene Middleton, Jr., 39, has been sentenced to life without parole plus 125 years in prison for the 2020 murder of Kwasi Louard-Clark, and the attempted murders of Montreal Wade and Tyrone Coleman during a premeditated act of violence. On June 15, 2020, officers responded to the 2400 block of Shawnee Lane in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting, Charles County State's Attor…
Baltimore Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight Baltimore Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight
Baltimore Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight A Maryland man received the maximum possible sentence for his role in a brazen midday shooting in. Baltimore in May 2021, the state's attorney announced. Andre Preston was sentenced to 75 years in prison with the first 10 to be served without the possibility of parole for the fatal shooting of Gary Wilson in the Rosemont neighborhood last year. Specifically, Preston was found guilty in April of: Second-degree murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; Disqualified person in possession of a regulated firearm. Police responded to calls about gunshots in the 3000 bl…
Victim Found With Gunshot Wound To Head In Philadelphia: Report Victim Found With Gunshot Wound To Head In Philadelphia: Report
Victim Found With Gunshot Wound To Head In Philadelphia: Report A 32-year-old man was shot dead on a Philadelphia street in the early morning hours on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to a report by 6ABC. The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the head along the 3200 block of West Cheltenham Avenue in West Oak Lane at around 3 a.m., the outlet wrote.  Sixteen spent shell casings were found nearby, the report added. The case remains under investigation by Philadelphia police.  Click here for the full story from 6ABC.
Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot
Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot A man convicted of carjacking a woman at gunpoint while she was trying to get dressed was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials announce. Anthony Millhouse, 40, was convicted of armed carjacking and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence back in April 2022 after attacking the unsuspecting woman on March 30, 2021, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Millhouse snuck up on the 49-year-old woman as she was putting on a long sleeved shirt she was carrying after she had unlocked her vehicle to put items inside while it was parked in a parking lot …
Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police
Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police Three people were arrested after a large fight and shooting that placed Hillside High School on lockdown — after students were dismissed — until 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, authorities said. Police were called to the incident at Liberty Ave and Ryan Street around 3 p.m., Chief Vincent Ricciardi said. Due to the proximity of the incident to the school, and that students were still inside, a school lockdown was ordered. A shell casing and other evidence were recovered, along with a gun around 5 p.m., when the lockdown was lifted. The shooter was identified as a 17-year-old boy fr…
Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Baltimore Home Invasions Convicted: AG Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Baltimore Home Invasions Convicted: AG
Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Baltimore Home Invasions Convicted: AG The ringleader of a group that terrorized Hispanic families in parts of Baltimore County during a string of home invasions and carjackings has been convicted, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced. Baltimore resident Jaylen Skinner has been convicted on charges tied to a home invasion and carjacking criminal enterprise that operated in Baltimore County and Baltimore City in Maryland. Skinner was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended, followed by two years of supervised probation upon release after pleading guilty to his role in five separate incidents. H…
HOMICIDE: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark HOMICIDE: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark
Homicide: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark One person was shot dead in an afternoon Newark killing, sources with knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. Multiple shell casings were found at 7th and Roseville avenues around 2 p.m., sources said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was leading the investigation.
Alexandria Man Shot, Killed Wife Before Shooting Himself: Police Alexandria Man Shot, Killed Wife Before Shooting Himself: Police
Alexandria Man Shot, Killed Wife Before Shooting Himself: Police Fairfax County police have charged an Alexandria man for the fatal shooting of his wife, officials said. On September 4, at around 3:15 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 7900 block of Central Park Circle to investigate a shooting, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. As law enforcement arrived, officers heard a gunshot and discovered 59-year-old Daphne Saunders-Johnson and her husband 62-year-old James Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds, officials reported. The husband and wife were taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries, police said. Saunders-Jo…