Homicide
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Claude Alexander Allen arrested for homicide in Gaithersburg
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It started out as a burglary call. But police say when they arrived on the scene they found something different. Investigators believe a hatchet was used by the son of a former aide to George W. Bush to allegedly kill another man.
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U.S. gun homicides down since 1990s, report shows
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A study released Tuesday by the government's Bureau of Justice Statistics found that gun-related homicides dropped from 18,253 in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011. That's a 39 percent reduction.
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Woman found dead inside car in Columbia
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Police in Howard County have identified a woman who was found dead in a car in Columbia with multiple gunshot wounds as Deborah Castellano, 47, of the 9600 block of Basket Ring Rd. Police say she was new to the area.
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William O'Brien killed in possible road rage incident
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Police in Fairfax are investigating a homicide they believe was the result of road rage.
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Chauncey Lampkin arrested in connection with security guard's death
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Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger Harris announced Monday that Chauncey Lampkin was arrested in Mount Vernon, N.Y., after he was involved in a disturbance at a local bar.
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Nicole Burgess' killer sought by police
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Police in Anne Arundel County are still looking for the person responsible for Nicole Burgess' death.
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Irving Jones Jr. shot, killed outside D.C. apartment building
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Police identified the victim Saturday as Irving Jones Jr. of Washington.
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Carl Nerlem, Raymond Willard dead in murder-suicide
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Carl Nerlem and Raymond Willard's bodies were found outside their Prince Frederick home on Hollow Point Road around 1:30 p.m. Police say an argument escalated to the fatal shooting.
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Dwayne Bryant shot to death in SE
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Police say Dwayne Antonio Bryant of Southeast was shot several times in the chest just after 10 p.m Friday in the 1900 block of 13th Street at Good Hope Road SE.
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Kyung Hwang was stabbed to death, police say
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Kyung Hwang, 63, found dead in a Leesburg home early Saturday, was stabbed to death by his wife, Dae Hwang, 57, police say. She has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
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Floyd Brooks convicted of killing 2 brothers in D.C.
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A jury on Friday convicted 38-year-old Floyd Brooks of Washington on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder.
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Oscar Pistorius' brother facing culpable homicide charge
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Lawyer Kenny Oldwage said in a statement that Carl Pistorius had been involved in a car accident "in which a woman motorcyclist sadly lost her life." He said that "there is no doubt that Carl is innocent and the charge will be challenged in court."
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Robert Abba Oforme arrested, charged in Salaam Adams' murder
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A second man has been arrested in connection with the death of a North Carolina man in a Hillcrest Heights park.
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Brandon Battle charged in the death of Salaam Adams
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An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a North Carolina man.
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Sean Hallowell accused in Capitol Heights homicide
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A 25-year-old man is facing a first degree murder charge in connection with a homicide in Capitol Heights.
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Hadiya Pendleton's death result of gang war, prosecutor says
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New details about the death of Hadiya Pendleton emerged during a court hearing in which a judge denied bail for the two men charged with murder in her death, 18-year-old Michael Ward and 20-year-old Kenneth Williams.
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James Dean fatally shot in Southeast
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James Edward Dean, 19, of Southeast was fatally shot Sunday evening in Southeast.
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Dwayne Hilton accused in 2011 D.C. homicide
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Police in D.C. have arrested a 21-year-old Northeast man in connection with a 2011 murder.
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