WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The District of Columbia is on the verge of hitting a milestone - but one that no one wants to see. 2023 is on track to be the deadliest year DC has seen in almost two decades.

Washington, D.C., police have recorded 250 homicides so far this year — the highest number of murders that the nation's capital has seen in two decades — with a month left until the year's end.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Following a deadly shooting in Northeast D.C. Saturday night, the District has now reached a grim milestone on the year: 250 homicides around the city. ALSO READ | MPD ...

WASHINGTON — D.C.’s homicide rate has reached a 20-year high. On Monday afternoon, police received calls for reports of a shooting. Officers arrived at the 4200 block of 4th Street in ...

After a week-long search, Montgomery County police have arrested a suspect in a Gaithersburg homicide case. Ronald Thomas Dwyer II, 44, of Germantown was charged with murder and robbery Thursday. A ...

WASHINGTON - The nation's capital recorded its 250th homicide of the year over the weekend as city leaders struggle to handle steadily rising violent crime rates. Detectives say Saturday's killing was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer of them.