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Family members of Ashlei Hinds, who was shot to death at what was believed to be a New Year’s Eve party, are remembering her as goal-oriented, loving and thoughtful. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. 

Police arrested a suspect in the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman at a hotel in Friendship Heights — Washington, D.C.’s first reported homicide of 2024.

The victim, 18-year-old Ashalei Hinds, of Clinton, Maryland, was fatally shot at the Embassy Suites in the Chevy Chase Pavilion in Northwest D.C. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said about 10 people attending a party inside the room when a shooter opened fire.

D.C. police were searching for a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in D.C. early Monday.

The French bulldog, who was stolen a week ago, will be reunited with her owner.

D.C. police released body camera footage after an officer shot and wounded a man in Chinatown earlier this month.

D.C. Police have released bodycam footage from one of its officers who shot and injured a man in Chinatown last Monday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Residents of Northeast D.C. helped police catch a man suspected of breaking into several homes, a business and a school over the past few days, police said. “In our neighborhood, a lot of people have doorbell cameras, garage door cameras, and they’re really quick to make everyone aware,” a resident said. Earlier this week, a man broke into Annie’s...

A burglar broke into several homes, a business and a school in Northeast D.C. over the past few days, police said. News4 Dominique Moody explains how the neighborhood helped police find the suspect.

Police are hoping new video from inside the store will help solve a flash-mob robbery at the Chanel store in DCCityCenter. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

D.C. police hope new video of a flash-mob robbery at a Chanel at DCCityCenter will help them track down suspects, one of whom set off a fire extinguisher to create a distraction, authorities said. 

New video shows five people robbing the Chanel store in the upscale CityCenterDC area of downtown D.C., setting off a fire extinguisher during the chaos in which a security guard opened fire.

D.C. police shot a man during a foot pursuit in Northwest on Monday, the Metropolitan Police Department said. 

A police officer shot a man in Penn Quarter. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

All D.C. police officers will be required to complete an additional training on how to diffuse situations involving someone who’s having a mental health crisis. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

All D.C. police officers will be required to complete an additional training on how to diffuse situations involving someone who’s having a mental health crisis. At the Metropolitan Police Department training academy on Monday, officers demonstrated new tactics they’re being taught on how to approach and de-escalate a situation in which a person is armed with a weapon other...

Three women who work for D.C. Police are suing the District, alleging sexual harassment and bullying while on the job. They say supervisors allegedly did nothing, or retaliated against them when they complained, and they’re tired of living in fear.

In the lawsuit, the three women allege an “old boy’s club” culture at D.C. police, with systemic bullying and retaliation. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Police body camera video is a crucial part of crimefighting, but in D.C., officers are not allowed to look at video from their cameras before writing reports. which harms prosecutions, according to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves has been criticized in recent months for the way his office handles cases. “I believe...