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Measles Exposure Alert Issued In DC, Maryland, Virginia After Infected Traveler Visits Region
A confirmed case of measles in a traveler has sparked a regional health alert in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
DC Health is warning residents of possible measles exposure after an international traveler visited multiple high-traffic areas across the DMV earlier this month.
The infected person visited airports, Metro stations, buses, a school in Chevy Chase, and a pediatric clinic in DC, officials announced.
The public may have been exposed on the following dates and times:
June 8, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Dulles International Airport, Concourse A to baggage claim;
June 8, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m…
Gun-Wielding Woman Threatened DC Police Before Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD
A domestic call in DC turned dangerous when a woman pulled a gun on first responders, leading to an officer-involved shooting, police said.
Nashell Sowells, 43, of Northwest DC, is facing multiple charges after an armed standoff with police early Saturday, June 14, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Around 2:20 a.m., MPD officers responded to a domestic disturbance inside a home in the 600 block of Newton Place NW.
As officers tried to calm the situation, the she “produced a firearm,” police said.
“MPD members made multiple loud commands for the suspect to drop the weapon,” …
Maryland Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition, Police Say
A man is in custody in Virginia after allegedly shooting someone he knew during a deadly argument earlier this month in Maryland, police announced.
Aaron Zavier Jefferson, 33, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dequan Clinkscale, of Capitol Heights, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.
On Saturday, June 7, at approximately 4:40 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Warfield Drive for the report of an unresponsive man in a parking garage.
When they arrived, police found Clinkscale suffering from gunshot wounds.…
Gunman Went To Total Of 4 Lawmakers’ Homes Night Of Double-Fatal Shooting: Feds
The man accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband also went to the homes of two other elected officials that same night, Federal authorities say.
Before ambushing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and after wounding State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, Vance L. Boelter allegedly drove to the homes of two other elected officials — both of whom he failed to reach, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday, June 16.
The Justice Department says Boelter, age 57, wore body armor, posed as a police officer, and used a vehicle rigged to resemble a la…
Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old Abducted In Virginia, Last Seen With Suspect In Ski Mask
An AMBER Alert has been issued in Virginia after a 4-year-old boy was abducted by a man wearing a ski mask, police announced.
The child, Kai Foreman, was last seen around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, June 16, in the 900 block of East Liberty Street in Norfolk, according to the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse.
Kai is described as a 4-year-old Black boy, who is 3-foot-6, weighing 40 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing red Crocs, blue shorts, and a gray True Religion T-shirt.
Police say he is believed to be in extreme danger.
The suspect is identified as Tyli Nekah…
