Matt Delaney

10-year-old uses dad’s stolen gun to fatally shoot another California boy

Police in Northern California arrested a 10-year-old boy and his ex-con father over the weekend after authorities said the young suspect shot and killed another 10-year-old boy with his dad's stolen firearm.

January 2, 2024

Shootings at New Year’s celebrations kill three in Prince George’s County

Prince George's County police said three men were killed and another was injured in three separate shootings that erupted during the festivities on New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day.

January 1, 2024

Woman killed in Friendship Heights high-rise hotel room is D.C.’s first homicide of 2024

D.C. police said a woman was shot and killed in a Northwest hotel early Monday, marking the city's first homicide of the new year.

January 1, 2024

Off-duty police officer gunned down in North Carolina while trying to thwart beer heist

Police in North Carolina said they charged three people Sunday in the deadly shooting of an off-duty officer who was trying to stop a group of people stealing beer.

January 1, 2024

Driver runs over 9 people during New Year rampage in Manhattan: Police

New York City police said they arrested a man who raced through midtown Manhattan and struck nine people, including a police officer, just blocks from the city's New Year's Eve celebration.

January 1, 2024

New civic coalition seeks to fill gaps in D.C. government’s disjointed anti-violence efforts

Anti-crime programs in the District are heavy on government bureaucracy and short on human interaction, according to a new coalition of neighborhood leaders who see mentoring and directly intervening with troubled teens and young people as more effective.

December 31, 2023

Former fire chief killed in shootout with Massachusetts police

Authorities in Massachusetts said a former fire chief was shot and killed by police Friday after the man pulled a gun on officers outside of a bar near the southeastern town of Fairhaven.

December 31, 2023

D.C. man charged with carjacking off-duty cop in Prince George’s County

Prince George's County police said a man accused of carjacking an off-duty police officer in Oxon Hill was taken into custody Friday.

December 31, 2023

Capital murder: Escalating disputes, indiscriminate violence drive staggering D.C. total

At the core of the District's bloodiest year this century is what local leaders have bemoaned for months: minor disputes that rapidly escalate into fatal encounters.

December 28, 2023

Man charged with shooting laser at airplanes landing in Phoenix

Phoenix police said they arrested an Arizona man last week who is accused of aiming a laser at planes landing at the city's main airport.

December 25, 2023

Family finds woman’s corpse at San Diego relative’s home while in town for Christmas

San Diego police on Friday said a family that came to visit a relative for Christmas discovered a woman's corpse in a chest freezer at the home.

December 25, 2023

Pennsylvania mom gets life behind bars after pleading guilty to murdering 2 sons

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania said a mother will spend the rest of her life in prison after pleading guilty last week to murdering her two sons and trying to kill her neighbor -- who was also the boys' cousin.

December 25, 2023

San Francisco jury acquits homeless man who attacked former fire official with metal pipe

A San Francisco jury found a homeless man not guilty of assault charges Friday after the defendant argued he acted in self defense when he beat a former fire department official with a metal pipe.

December 24, 2023

2 killed in shooting near Nationals Park, as D.C. Council leader proposes anti-crime bill

Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured after a shooting just steps away from Nationals Park, adding to the yearlong violent crime wave that the D.C. Council chairman sought to address Thursday with new legislation.

December 21, 2023

Shooting near Nationals Park leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded

District of Columbia Police on Thursday said two people were killed and two wounded in a shooting steps away from Nationals Park.

December 21, 2023

North Carolina teen charged with burglarizing nearly 200 vehicles in Charlotte

Police in North Carolina said a mother turned her teenage son in Tuesday in connection to a car break-in spree where close to 200 vehicles were vandalized.

December 21, 2023

D.C. Council member Vincent Gray to retire in 2024

D.C. Council member Vincent Gray said Wednesday that he won't seek reelection in 2024.

December 20, 2023

Colorado robbers’ getaway vehicle stolen during heist

Police in Colorado released a video Tuesday showing the moment robbers had their getaway vehicle stolen by another opportunistic thief.

December 20, 2023

Arizona house fire kills 5 children left alone while dad did Christmas shopping

Police in northwest Arizona said five children left home alone died in a fire over the weekend while their father was out Christmas and grocery shopping.

December 20, 2023

Jeffrey Epstein associates to be named in court documents in early 2024: Report

A New York court will reveal over 100 associates of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein come the new year, according to a report.

December 19, 2023