Honesty Cheadle, 3, Shot, Killed By Stray Bullet In DC: 'She Deserved A Lifetime'
“This is every family’s worst nightmare, and it has left our hearts completely shattered.”
That’s how Tamika Butler, the aunt and legal guardian of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, described the pain her family is feeling after the toddler was struck and killed by a stray bullet in Southeast DC.
On Saturday, July 5, Cheadle was sitting in a car with family members on 22nd Street SE when a gunman opened fire.
The child was struck in the head. She was rushed to the hospital, where she clung to life for two days before dying on Monday, July 7 at 4:53 p.m., according to police and her family.…
Girl, 3, Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting While Sitting In Parked Car With Family, Police Say
A 3-year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked car in Washington, DC has died, police said, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide.
Honesty Cheadle, of Southeast DC, was struck by gunfire around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
She was inside a parked vehicle with her family when at least one suspect “began discharging a firearm in the block,” police said.
Honesty was shot in the upper body. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and rushed her to an area hospital, where she was treated for cri…
UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police
A rising college senior interning on Capitol Hill was shot and killed in Washington, DC this week, officials confirmed.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, was fatally shot on Monday night, June 30, in Northwest DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced.
Officers with MPD's Third District responded to the sound of gunshots around 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of 7th Street NW.
There, they found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds: an unconscious man, a conscious woman, and a conscious 16-year-old boy.
All three were transported to area hospitals b…
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,” …
DC Bracing For US Army Birthday Parade: Road Closures, Metro Changes, Security Rules Released
Thousands are expected to pack the National Mall on Saturday, June 14, for the US Army’s massive 250th Birthday Festival and Parade — and DC police want you to know: don’t bring a chair, a drone, or a sign on a stick.
The Metropolitan Police Department, working with federal partners, released a full list of road closures, security protocols, prohibited items, and Metro advisories ahead of Saturday’s celebration honoring the Army’s 250th birthday.
If you're heading downtown, leave early and use MetroRail. Riders should avoid Smithsonian Station’s Mall entrance at Jefferson Drive, which will …
Woman Found Dead In DC Dumpster Was Reported Missing Days Earlier: Officials
A woman reported missing in Washington, DC, was found dead in a dumpster just days later — and now a 58-year-old man is charged with her murder, federal officials said.
Donnella Bryan, 62, was last seen around 12 p.m. on April 17, in the 300 block of N Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was the subject of a critical missing person alert, issued the following day.
Her body was discovered just two days later, on April 19, inside a trash dumpster in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue NE, police said.
Officers were called to the scene just after 8 a.m., where …
DC Man Caught Peeing Behind Car Convicted Of Beating Stranger To Death Outside Market: DOJ
A DC man who was caught urinating behind someone’s car outside a neighborhood market has been convicted of murder after beating the driver to death on the sidewalk.
Alvin Alexis Cruz Garcia, 27, was found guilty of second-degree murder while armed for the 2021 killing of Ramon Gomez Yanez, prosecutors announced on Monday, June 9.
The verdict was returned by a Superior Court jury on Friday, June 6, following a four-day trial, officials said.
According to the government’s evidence, the deadly confrontation happened just before 8:30 p.m. on March 23, 2021, outside Ogden Market on Ogden Street…
