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Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in visitation dispute
A Baltimore jury convicted Timothy Shearn of killing Deonaye Johnson during a September 2025 child-visitation dispute. Sentencing is scheduled for October.
July 21, 2026D.C. man convicted in Northeast road-rage shooting
A D.C. Superior Court jury convicted Marcus Reavenell after prosecutors said he fired into another driver’s work vehicle during a May 2025 road-rage encounter.
July 28, 2026D.C. man sentenced to 18 years for North Capitol Street murder
Tyree Irving received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the 2019 killing of Davane Williams.
July 27, 202624-year-old killed in Valley Avenue shooting in Southeast D.C.
MPD says Dayquan Miller was found shot outside on Valley Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene. No arrest was announced in the department’s release.
July 27, 2026Bronx gang member convicted in attempted murder that wounded baby
A federal jury convicted Samuel Bautista of racketeering, attempted murder and assault after prosecutors said he fired at a rival dealer and struck an 11-month-old girl.
July 27, 2026HPD seeks person of interest after fatal Fondren Road bus-stop shooting
Houston police released two official surveillance images of a man sought for questioning after Amond Morrison was shot during an altercation and died at a hospital.
July 27, 2026Alleged Bloods leader charged in 2017 Bronx robbery-murder
Federal prosecutors say Candice Johnston led the Red Life Militia set and ordered the robbery and killing of Noel Farrow. Johnston was arrested and presented in Manhattan federal court.
July 27, 202617-year-old killed in shooting inside Northwest D.C. residence
MPD says Tavon Livingston was found with a gunshot wound in a 10th Street home and died after being taken to a hospital.
July 27, 202618-year-old woman killed in West Baltimore Street stabbing
Baltimore police say the woman was found wounded in the 3200 block and died after being taken to Shock Trauma. Homicide detectives are investigating.
July 27, 2026Two teenagers arrested after attempted robbery at 13th and U streets
MPD says two juveniles demanded a man’s wallet, one while armed with a broom handle, before officers located both nearby. No property was taken.
July 24, 2026D.C. man sentenced to nine years for armed robberies and jail assault
Rodney Bennett pleaded guilty to two 2024 robberies and a 2025 assault with a dangerous weapon while in custody.
July 24, 202617-year-old charged with murder in El Dorado Boulevard fatal shooting
Houston police say a 59-year-old woman was found shot inside an apartment and later died at a hospital. Noah Dodson was arrested and charged.
July 23, 2026Two suspects sought after armed robbery inside 18th Street garage
MPD says two armed people assaulted one victim and took property from two people as they approached a parked vehicle in Northwest Washington.
July 22, 2026Teen arrested after exchange of gunfire near 17th and Euclid streets
MPD says officers recovered two firearms after a daytime exchange of gunfire damaged property. No shooting victim was located.
July 22, 2026Two murder suspects in custody in 2025 Northborough Drive killing
HPD says Cameron Ray was arrested in New Orleans and awaits extradition; Carnell Anderson had been arrested earlier in the shooting death of 16-year-old Davion Elzy.
July 20, 2026Baltimore man arrested in Georgia Avenue shooting
MPD says a man was shot and critically wounded on Georgia Avenue NW. Marquis Foster was arrested on an assault-with-intent-to-kill charge.
June 21, 2026Suspect arrested after armed robbery on Minnesota Avenue
MPD says a man brandished a handgun, took sunglasses and fled before responding officers apprehended him.
June 30, 2026Man pleads guilty in 30-year-old Morgan Violi murder cold case
Robert Scott Froberg admitted kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old in 1996 after advanced DNA testing helped investigators break the case.
July 24, 2026Two gang members convicted in Mexican Mafia-ordered robbery murder
A federal jury found Ysrael Cordova and Ricardo Valenzuela guilty of VICAR murder in the 2017 killing of a man outside his Placentia home.
July 22, 2026Three convicted in armed robbery crew’s 14-store Chicago spree
A federal jury convicted Xavier Harris, Ardaries Harris and Jordan Fox of conspiracy, robbery and firearms offenses after a five-week trial.
July 22, 202611 BB7 Trinitarios defendants indicted in five-murder gang case
Federal prosecutors unsealed a 15-count indictment alleging five murders, assaults and armed robberies across New York and northern New Jersey; a 12th defendant faces robbery and stalking charges.
July 20, 2026Lows gang member pleads guilty in RICO case, admits fatal shooting
Federal prosecutors say Damari Douglas admitted voluntary manslaughter, firearms trafficking and possessing a machine gun as part of the Minneapolis gang conspiracy.
July 20, 202643-year-old killed in Saratoga Avenue shooting in Northeast D.C.
MPD says Darrius Coghill was found with a fatal gunshot wound late July 16. No arrest or suspect had been announced in the July 17 release.
July 17, 2026Man killed in Valencia Park shooting; suspect fled before police arrived
San Diego homicide detectives say an unidentified man was shot on South 58th Street and later died at a trauma center. Investigators described the case as an isolated event.
July 16, 2026Man killed in apparent stabbing on Park Boulevard in downtown San Diego
Police found an unidentified man in his late 20s on a downtown sidewalk with an apparent stab wound. The suspect fled before officers arrived.
July 16, 2026Murder charge filed in Boyce Street driveway killing
Houston police say Matthew Carrizal was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 64-year-old Robert Gonzales outside a vehicle on Boyce Street.
July 16, 2026Two arrested in March Calhoun Road killing; one faces murder charge
HPD says Christian Washington was arrested July 15 and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Isaiah Holiday. Jacobi Burrell faces a firearm-possession charge in the same investigation.
July 16, 2026Murder arrest announced in Baltimore triple shooting that killed 41-year-old
Baltimore police say Taiquan Thomas was arrested July 15 in the South Hanover Street shooting that killed Curtis Knox and wounded two other men.
July 16, 2026D.C. police investigate fatal stabbing on 14th Street NW
MPD says 56-year-old Charles Sharp was found with a fatal puncture wound early July 11. No arrest had been announced in the July 15 release.
July 15, 202637-year-old killed in 16th Street shooting in Southeast D.C.
MPD says Delonta Phillips was found with fatal gunshot wounds late July 10 morning. No arrest had been announced in the July 15 release.
July 15, 2026Two killed in overnight shooting inside Houston home
Houston police say a 29-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were found fatally shot inside a Glen Hollow Drive residence. No suspect or motive had been announced.
July 13, 2026Houston woman charged with manslaughter after fatal Bat Sheva Lane stabbing
HPD says a 28-year-old woman died after a July 11 stabbing. A woman detained at the scene was later charged with manslaughter.
July 13, 2026Murder charge filed in 2023 Houston killing; second man arrested in related arson case
HPD says a 2023 investigation moved to new charges after a 41-year-old man was found in the trunk of a burned vehicle on Nelson Street.
July 9, 2026D.C. police release surveillance images of suspect sought in Edgewood shooting
MPD is asking the public to help identify a person recorded near a May 11 shooting that left one man wounded.
May 15, 2026Surveillance images released in Gallatin Street armed-robbery shooting
D.C. police are seeking two people after an attempted armed robbery ended with a man being shot and wounded.
June 10, 2026D.C. police investigate fatal shooting of 13-year-old inside Rosedale Street home
MPD says Ahmad Mims was found shot inside a Northeast Washington residence. No arrest had been announced in the official July 12 update.
July 12, 2026Two arrested on first-degree murder charges in Minnesota Avenue killing
MPD says Abdoulie Jawneh and Daniel Foxworth were arrested after Aaron Brown was fatally shot in a Northeast Washington alley.
July 13, 2026One killed, two wounded in 6th Street shooting near downtown D.C.
MPD says three men were shot early July 8. Marquis Turner died at a hospital; the other two victims survived.
July 9, 2026Two arrested after armed robbery on Stanton Road, D.C. police say
Officers took two men into custody before they could leave the scene, according to MPD. One defendant is also charged in a separate 2025 robbery.
July 11, 2026Suspect arrested in armed Southeast D.C. home invasion
MPD says three armed people forced their way into an apartment and assaulted a victim. One suspect was arrested after a fugitive-task-force operation.
July 10, 2026Houston man charged with murder after fatal Vassar Street shooting
HPD says the accused identified himself to officers at the scene after a physical altercation ended in gunfire.
July 7, 2026All four defendants in custody in Houston mass shooting that killed two and wounded 15
HPD says the final two wanted defendants were arrested in May. Four men face capital-murder charges in the 2025 Dixie Drive shooting.
May 29, 2026Suspect detained blocks from fatal Craigmont Street shooting, HPD says
A 37-year-old man faces a murder charge after officers found a shooting victim who later died at a hospital.
June 29, 2026Houston murder suspect wanted after woman killed at apartment entrance
Police say Michael D. Franklin was charged but remained outside custody in the official June 22 notice.
June 22, 202622 alleged Folk Nation members charged in 176-count indictment tied to 26 shootings
Brooklyn prosecutors allege the case covers one homicide, 12 non-fatal shootings and 13 additional gunfire incidents across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
June 25, 202615 alleged Coney Island gang members charged in case spanning 16 shootings
Brooklyn prosecutors say the shootings left one person dead and six others wounded, including four bystanders.
May 11, 202612 alleged Crown Hill Enterprise members indicted on RICO counts including murder
Federal prosecutors allege the Indianapolis organization used shootings, kidnapping, arson and drug trafficking to control neighborhood activity.
May 22, 2026Eight alleged gang members charged in North Texas kidnapping-and-murder cases
The federal cases allege kidnappings resulting in death, racketeering involving murder and firearms crimes in Texas and Illinois.
July 6, 2026Five charged in alleged Athens-to-Chicago gun pipeline linked to gang violence
ATF investigators say weapons moved through the alleged trafficking ring were connected to violent incidents, including a Chicago murder.
June 30, 2026Baltimore police arrest suspect in Fairmount Avenue attempted-murder case
Investigators say a loaded handgun was seized when officers arrested a 25-year-old man wanted in a June shooting.
July 1, 2026Man charged in two Baltimore shootings that wounded teenage boys
Police link the defendant to separate June shootings of a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old. Both victims survived.
June 16, 2026Murder arrest announced after fatal shooting outside Logan Heights apartments
San Diego police say a 46-year-old man died after an altercation. One person detained at the complex was booked on a murder count.
July 8, 2026Man arrested on murder and arson counts after deadly San Diego encampment fire
Police say investigators determined the Mountain View fire was intentionally set. The victim died at a hospital the following day.
June 30, 202620 felony arrests and 14 guns seized during San Diego motorcycle-gang operation
San Diego police say more than 100 officers monitored a weekend gathering involving over 200 Hells Angels members and associates.
June 22, 2026Arrest made in 1999 Balboa Park killing after cold-case forensic review
San Diego police say renewed testing led investigators to a suspect in the strangulation death of 23-year-old Diane Ayres.
June 25, 2026LAPD seeks suspects after 28-year-old killed in Northridge alley shooting
Detectives say a fight involving several people happened shortly before Pedro Devora was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
June 29, 202619-year-old arrested in beating of downtown Los Angeles street vendor
LAPD says the felony-battery case began with a dispute involving a hot-dog vendor on South Figueroa Street.
June 26, 2026West Adams murder suspect captured in Mexico; missing 5-year-old found safe
LAPD says Ruben Fregoso was taken into custody after investigators tracked him across the border. Extradition proceedings were expected to follow.
June 15, 2026Jury convicts man in fatal shooting aboard Chicago Red Line train
Cook County prosecutors say the 2022 shooting was captured on CTA video. The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery.
June 10, 2026