Walter Morris is a reporter specializing in breaking news for News4 at 11 p.m.
Morris grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland, graduating from Churchill High School before moving to Los Angeles, California, to attend Loyola Marymount University. He earned a Master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School during which time he spent one quarter reporting for the program’s Washington, D.C., bureau.
His career started at TV3 in Winchester, Virginia, then made stops at WSVN in Miami, Florida, KSWB in San Diego, California and the Black News Channel as a Los Angeles-based correspondent.
Morris received the 2009 White House Correspondents Association Scholar award and has earned four EMMY Awards during his career.
Morris lives in Washington, D.C., but makes frequent visits to Montgomery County to visit his family.
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‘Bigger than myself': Runner aided by Marine during Haiti earthquake prepares for 2023 Marine Corps Marathon
The Marine Corps Marathon is just days away, and thousands of runners are preparing to lace up their shoes. For one runner, the race is a full circle moment.
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‘It Just Keeps Happening': Family Mourns DC Cyclist Killed in Shaw Crash
A mourning family spoke about cyclist deaths after a man was fatally struck by a dump truck while riding his bike last week in D.C. He was a 65-year-old father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Michael Gordon was struck at Rhode Island Avenue and Seventh Street NW, in the Shaw area, on Friday. He was 65. “Everybody we know will die one...
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6-Year-Old Girl, Man Shot in Fort Washington: Police
A 6-year-old girl and a man were shot Monday in a quiet Maryland neighborhood, and the search continues for the person who pulled the trigger.
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Teen Found With Ghost Gun on Last Day of School: Police
A Maryland teenager is being charged as an adult for taking an untraceable, loaded ghost gun to school Thursday, police said.
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Teen Killed in DC Shooting at 14th and U NW; Officer, 2 Others Hurt
Multiple people, including a D.C. police officer, were shot Sunday in the area of 14th and U streets in Northwest, authorities said.
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‘Something in the Water' Begins in DC; 6 Taken to Hospitals Due to Heat
The three-day music festival, hosted by Pharrell, kicked off Friday in downtown D.C. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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Shootings in DC's Ward 7 Leave 3 Dead Including Teenage Boy
A spate of shootings in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7 left two people dead, another person injured and residents outraged.
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Man Charged After Trying to Break In to Virginia School During Lockdown: Police
A man faces charges after police say he tried to break in to a middle school in Arlington, Virginia, during a lockdown out of apparent concern for family members inside.
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Man Arrested in Attempted Kidnapping of Boy in Georgetown: Police
A man accused of trying to kidnap a small child in broad daylight on a bustling street in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood on Tuesday has been arrested, police said.
