Category: District of Columbia

Gunman Takes Own Life After Wounding 4 Near Elite Washington Preparatory School, Police Say

WASHINGTON—A gunman opened fire on random victims from a sniper’s nest in an apartment building near an elite prep school in the nation’s capital on Friday, wounding four people, before taking his own life as police closed in, officials said. Police said the suspect, Raymond Spencer, 23, of suburban Fairfax, Virginia, was initially identified from…


Person Sets Themselves on Fire Outside Supreme Court in Washington DC

A person was airlifted from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after they reportedly set themselves on fire, according to a court spokesperson. Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said in a statement to outlets that the event took place around 6:30 p.m. Friday on the plaza in front of the Supreme Court building, after…


Police Say at Least 3 Shot, ‘Active Threat’ in Northwest DC

WASHINGTON—Police say at least three people were injured in a shooting Friday in northwest Washington and city officials are warning people in the area to stay inside because of an “active threat.” Dozens of law enforcement officers responded to the scene near Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness St. in the Van Ness neighborhood of Washington….


Police Say at Least 4 Shot, ‘Active Threat’ in Northwest DC

WASHINGTON—Police and federal agents swarmed into a northwest Washington neighborhood on Friday after at least four people were shot in a flurry of gunfire. City officials warned people to stay inside because of an “active threat” as dozens of officers in tactical gear searched for the suspect. The law enforcement officers responded to the scene…


Suspect Found Dead After Shooting 4 in DC

WASHINGTON—At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot when a gunman unleashed a flurry of bullets in the nation’s capital Friday, leading to lockdowns at several schools and leaving a community on edge before the suspect was found dead hours later. The suspected gunman was found dead Friday night inside an apartment at…


US Single-Family Starts Tumble; Construction Backlog at Record High

WASHINGTON—U.S. single-family homebuilding and permits tumbled in March as soaring mortgage rates increased costs, but residential construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of houses. The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed a record backlog of homes approved for construction, but yet to be started. It followed on the heels of news…


Parachute Demo at National Park Causes Brief Capitol Evacuation

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat”—but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration. The alert from the U.S. Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the…


8th Bus From Texas With Illegal Immigrants Arrives in Washington: Governor

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the eighth bus filled with illegal immigrants that were released into his state is heading to Washington, D.C. Abbott, a Republican, said he will continue to send buses with illegal aliens to the nation’s capital because he is “bringing the border to” President Joe Biden, whom he has blamed for…


US Import Prices Accelerate in March on Petroleum

WASHINGTON—U.S. import prices accelerated by the most in 11 years in March due to a surge in petroleum prices. Import prices jumped 2.6 percent last month, the largest rise since April 2011, after increasing 1.6 percent in February, the Labor Department said on Thursday. In the 12 months through March, prices raced 12.5 percent, the…


DeSantis Warns Illegal Immigrants Arriving in DC Not to Go to Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 13 warned illegal aliens not to try and travel to the Sunshine State after a group of illegal immigrants who were placed on a bus from Texas to Washington, D.C. said that they planned to travel to Miami. The bus carrying a group of 23 illegal immigrants from Colombia, Cuba,…