In March 2017, 17-year-old Christian Matthews was strangled in his family’s Silver Spring home during an attack by two men orchestrated by his older sister, Leaundra Matthews. One of the two men who killed Christian, Daniel “Ghost” Howard, 29, of Silver Spring, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison suspend all but 23 years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release. Howard will receive credit for three  years served.

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a man being fatally shot in Northeast. The decedent has been identified as 38-year-old Ruben Jesus Munoz- Romero of Takoma Park, Maryland.

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On Sunday, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced it was investigating a fatal carjacking incident that occurred in Sterling, Virginia. The victim and vehicle owner, Melody Waldecker, 54, of Silver Spring, was struck by the vehicle as the suspect fled the scene and was pronounced dead. The suspect has been arrested. A GoFundMe has recently been set up to help Waldecker’s family.

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The Montgomery County Police Department has announced that a 30-year-old Silver Spring man was killed in a fatal collision that occurred on Saturday, July 27, 2024 on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the intersection of University Boulevard East and Langley Drive.

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