Andrea Swalec is a digital editor and breaking news writer for NBC4 Washington. With a background in journalism and a passion for telling compelling stories, Andrea focuses on local news in the District of Columbia and the surrounding areas. Her work has also been featured on Telemundo San Antonio.
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By: Andrea Swalec
Someone has the golden ticket. A Powerball ticket sold at a grocery store in Fairfax County, Virginia, for Monday night’s drawing is worth $1 million and the winner did not immediately claim the prize, lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at the Safeway store at 8646 Richmond Highway, in the Mount Vernon area. “The million-dollar question now is:…
By: Andrea Swalec
Two women were found dead in a home in Manassas, Virginia, early Tuesday and a homicide investigation is underway, authorities say.
By: Andrea Swalec
A man who was shot several times by a D.C. officer on Bladensburg Road NE on Monday was arrested on charges including gun crimes, police said in an update. Deion Hinnant, 31, of Northeast, was shot and then arrested for alleged assault on an officer, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered gun and ammunition, and possession…
By: Andrea Swalec
A juvenile and two adults are seriously hurt and the Capital Beltway was partially shut down after a crash in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Monday morning, authorities say. A total of six people were taken to hospitals. The crash involving multiple vehicles, including a dump truck, occurred on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495 at Pennsylvania Avenue at about…
By: Andrea Swalec
Prosecutors are expected to announce an arrest in the shooting death of an off-duty D.C. officer in Baltimore in 2017, sources tell News4. Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. died after he was shot in west Baltimore in November 2017, more than six years ago. The 40-year-old had worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for 17 years. A suspect has been arrested,…
By: Andrea Swalec, Darcy Spencer
Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they were able to prevent a school shooting planned by a teen. Alex Ye, 18, a student at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with threats of mass violence, police said Thursday. In a search, police say they found a 129-page document in which Ye “writes about committing…
Three people were shot and wounded outside a convenience store on Mt. Olivet Road in Northeast D.C. on Friday, authorities say. D.C. police and EMS crews were called to the 1100 block of Mt. Olivet Road for a report that several people had been shot. They found three victims, who were taken to hospitals. Investigators found a large crime scene,…
By: Andrea Swalec
Multiple people were shot at a park and a recreation center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, authorities say. The shooting occurred at Schrom Hills Park and Schrom Hills Recreation Center. Police were patrolling the park when they heard gunshots at about 3 p.m., police said. Officers were able to quickly help people who were injured, while other officers pursued the…
By: Andrea Swalec, Julie Carey
Usman Shahid was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after the 2022 crash that killed two teens on Blake Lane
By: Julie Carey, Andrea Swalec
A jury recommended a total of four years in prison for the 20-year-old man convicted in a crash that killed two teenage girls walking home from school in Fairfax County, Virginia. Usman Shahid, who was 18 at the time of the crash, was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of the Oakton High School…
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