Gun violence

Shock and dismay prevails in Montenegro after a gunman fatally shot 12 people, including two children.

The deadly shooting brings the number of homicides in the county to 114 in 2024, a slight drop from the year before, which had more than 119 homicides.

The deadly shooting brings the number of homicides in the county to 114 in 2024, a slight drop from the year before, which had more than 119 homicides. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Two people are hurt and a 21-year-old faces charges after a New Year’s Day shoot-out inside a residential building in the Ballston area of Arlington, Virginia, authorities say.

Two people are hurt after a shooting early on New Year’s Day in the Ballston area of Arlington. Here’s a look at the scene.

Two weeks after a 5-year-old girl was shot in Southeast D.C., she’s still in critical condition. D.C. police say her younger brother found a loaded gun inside an apartment and shot her. On the night of the shooting, police charged 21-year-old D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson with cruelty to children, assault on a police officer and possessing the gun used in...

After a 5-year-old was shot when her younger brother found a gun, police have made a new arrest. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Jason Lewis, the former D.C. employee found guilty of shooting and killing a D.C. teenager, is set to be sentenced in the case in the early days of 2025. A new court filing accuses him of obstructing a witness in the case.

Jason Lewis, the former D.C. employee found guilty of shooting and killing a D.C. teenager, is set to be sentenced in the case in the early days of the new year.

The documents offer a glimpse into the life of 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who police say killed two people and wounded six others before taking her own life.

Violent crime in D.C. is down 35% this year. The historic drop represents the lowest number of violent crimes in D.C. in 30 years, according to the U.S. Attorney Matt Graves.

Violent crime in D.C. has not been lower in the past three decades than it is now, the U.S. attorney for the District said. News4 I-Team reporter Ted Oberg spoke with Matt Graves about what has made a difference. 

Investigators worked well after sundown Wednesday after a deadly shooting in Capitol Heights, Maryland left one man dead. Police say they got a call about a shooting around 3 p.m. Wednesday, and when they arrived on Walker Mill Road near Addison Road South, they found a man with gunshot wounds unresponsive near a new Lucky Star Carryout. He was pronounced…

A man was shot and killed near a restaurant in Capitol Heights, Maryland. News4’s Walter Morris has reaction from a neighboring business.

At least one person is dead and 9 are injured after what police called a mass shooting near a funeral home in Towson, Maryland on Tuesday night.

A jury is deciding the sentence for a man convicted of the shooting of a woman that left her so injured she can barely speak. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the key evidence and testimony from the victim’s brother about how the shooting changed their lives.

A girl police believe to be 17 was shot outside Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A girl was shot Tuesday afternoon about a block from Dunbar High School and ran into the school for help.

A 5-year-old girl in D.C. is in critical condition after her 3-year-old brother somehow got access to a gun and it went off, shooting her in the chest Monday evening, police say. The shooting happened inside an apartment building in the unit block of Galveston Street SW in the Bellevue neighborhood, not far from the Maryland border. A man...

A 5-year-old girl was shot in the chest and is in critical condition after her 3-year-old brother somehow gained access to a gun. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.